Male voiceover talent

Verizon Halts ISDN Installs in NYC

Verizon Halts ISDN Installs in NYC

Yup, the very heart of the entertainment/communication industry on the East Coast - the #2 VO market in the USA - no more ISDN installs.If you already have ISDN, you're fine.  Things will continue as normal (for now).This is for BRI service.  Apparently Verizon is still offering PRI/T1 connections...

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My Insider Secret

My Insider Secret

In just the last couple of months, several VO colleagues asked me the same question:  "How do you approach local TV affiliate stations about Promo/News Imaging jobs?"Why me?  Well, in case you didn't know, I've been toiling away in CBS, NBC, and ABC affiliated stations since 1979, and I've noticed...

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Which Will Implode First:  Twitter or ISDN?

Which Will Implode First: Twitter or ISDN?

Not that they're mutually exclusive or anything, but both of these services have a part to play in the voice-over realm...and both are struggling to survive for different reasons.Twitter is a free social media platform under seemingly endless corporate mis-management.  ISDN is an expensive...

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Define BROADcast

Define BROADcast

...and to do that, think outside the traditional knee-jerk use of the word...'cause that's changing. For instance, does a "broadcast facility"need to be a 2-acre building with offices, a huge studio, engineering, promotions, a control room, and 100 employees?  Not anymore.At WCOBM (World Center of...

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Break the Mold

Break the Mold

It's late...or early...whichever.  The clock says 3:32am as I write this.We're creatures of habit, tending to keep the same schedules.  Mine is a late one.  Yes, I do sleep.  My sleep hours are just not YOUR sleep hours.  Personally, I believe the hours from  midnight to 4am are the perfect hours...

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No Stopping It…

No Stopping It…

...progress, I mean.Headlines (beyond politics) Wednesday:50 NY Times Staffers Accept BuyoutsMashable adds 2 ReportersWhat's it like in the city where you live?  Do you know ANYBODY who still reads the physical newspaper?  Who listens to radio anymore?  When's the last time you've seen a 35 mm...

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From Left Field: Talent Rights

From Left Field: Talent Rights

That spot you just voiced?...the one you put your heart 'n' soul into, and NAILED it hands down? Yeah, that one.SO good that you not only landed the job, but now you're starting to think the performance rises to the level of award-winning.There aren't a lot of places where a voice-actor can submit...

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Plan “B”

Plan “B”

Terrorism will not have its way with me.  I'll not deviate from my life of freedom in the good ole US of A because of suicide bombers.  In other words, I choose not to live in terror.  But I DO have a Plan "B".When voters in Britain decided to leave the EU, markets collapsed.  Shooters claim lives...

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One Year of WoVO Rates Roundtables!

One Year of WoVO Rates Roundtables!

At first, we weren't sure it would take hold...now, we think maybe it's among the best of our outreach efforts.World-Voices Organization launched the first R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtable in July of 2015.  We've been trying to keep the pace of producing one hour-long panel discussion each month.  In...

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July 2016 Rates Roundtable: SAG-AFTRA

July 2016 Rates Roundtable: SAG-AFTRA

One year ago this month, WoVO began sponsoring a series of "R.A.D.A.R. Rates Roundtables".  RADAR stands for Rates And Digital Ad Reform...a fancy acryonym warning us to be aware of compsation challenges/changes in the marketplace, especially as it concerns new streams of digital media.Anne...

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