http://www.voiceovertimes.com The news source for the voice acting industry Wed, 14 May 2008 14:58:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Women are still being relegated to a sidekick role in radio, according to one of the few female breakfast show hosts in Britain to have equal footing with her male co-presenter. JoAnne Good, who presents BBC Radio London's Breakfast Show with Paul Ross, believes that women still face significant challenges in ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/05/14/women-playing-second-fiddle-to-male-announcers-in-radio/ Who is Lamont Williams? That's the question on many a blogger's mind since the story about the direct mail and illegal robo-call voter-registration drive broke a couple of weeks ago in North Carolina. African-American voters in North Carolina received automated, anonymous phone calls from a mysterious man named Lamont Williams a week ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/05/14/mystery-voice-actor-soliciting-your-vote/ In business, one of the most important skills is the ability to stand in front of a group and effectively get the message across. Unfortunately, fear of public speaking is our number one fear (most people would rather have a root canal), and most speeches and presentations are read, which ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/05/14/earprompter-from-ovation-a-perfect-fit-for-public-speakers/ The nation of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) is suffering through the aftermath of a cyclone that has killed 3,900 people and perhaps as many as 15,000, and has left over 10,000 people displaced and homeless. In the wake of this natural disaster, aid that has been sent to the people ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/05/09/psas-for-myanmar-cyclone-aid-available-free-online/ Freakin' Sweet happens to be the name of geek idol Seth MacFarlane's new musical revue, but it's also an apt summary of the big deal he just cut with 20th Century Fox TV, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As creator and primary voice talent behind animated comedies American Dad and ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/05/07/freakin-sweet-deal-for-voice-actor-seth-macfarlane/ “Ridiculous and getting worse’ … ‘Horrendous’ … ‘A conundrum” … “Huge concern.” These unscripted words are among many that are passionately flowing from voice actors in the U.S about the state of their health insurance. Financial and emotional pain is evident as premiums rise, life circumstances change, and insurance plans yank precious ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/05/07/results-of-health-survey-insurance-polling-us-voice-actors/ Reality Pump knows that most of you were disappointed by the utter mess that was its first RPG, Two Worlds, but hopes it'll a second chance to win you over with the sequel, Two Worlds: The Temptation. Two Worlds caught flak from reviewers for its lousy graphics, horrendous voice acting, and ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/04/23/horrendous-voice-acting-to-be-replaced-by-professionals-in-two-worlds-the-temptation/ Voice Talent Tony Pasquale is the live announcer for this year's DECA International Career Development Conference in Atlanta. High energy voice talent Tony Pasquale has been contracted to perform as the live announcer in Atlanta's Georgia Dome during DECA's International Career Development Conference. The annual conference, with nationally recognized entertainment, has ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/04/22/voice-talent-tony-pasquale-announces-live-at-the-georgia-dome/ When calling everything from airlines and hotels to hospitals and newspaper offices, holding the line is an oft-repeated reality. But the idle moments waiting to talk to someone in this time-is-money world don't have to be a total loss. At least Chris Weeg doesn't think so. "They're silly things that don't ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/04/22/your-call-is-important-on-hold-gold/ Mo and Carol Sattar, owners of Boca Raton's Original Pancake House, face problems common to restaurant owners everywhere -- customers that don't speak English, an aging population with less-than-perfect vision, and an active blind community that sees no reason to stay at home. What these groups have in common is their taste ... http://www.voiceovertimes.com/2008/04/22/talking-menus-now-in-restaurants/