movember

The Great Moustache Debate: VO Lessons Learned

1996.  After almost 15 years of being an on-air TV newscaster with a moustache, I shaved it off. The phones in the newsroom started ringing.  Someone on the assignment desk decided to start keeping a tally of those who were upset that I shaved, vs. those who were happy about it. A couple of days...

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20 Years Ago…

...I had a moustache. For a TV News Anchor...that's odd.  Surveys show that viewers have a lower level of trust for on-air newspeople with facial hair.  After all, what are they trying to hide? That's ultimately why -- 20 years ago -- I shaved it off.  Nothing has convinced me to bring it...

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