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Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:27:02 +0000

[...] afterwards and then decided against publishing it since my fellow VO-blogger Peter O’Connell already said it better than I could, and it was a hot topic on VO-BB and Voiceover Universe as [...]

By: peter o'connell voiceover

peter o'connell voiceover — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:42:07 +0000

David,

Thank you very much, these were cool!

Best always,
- Peter

By: David Houston

David Houston — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:38:47 +0000

Peter,

Here it is. There are several spots in this campaign, all voiced by Walter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOnKSobRj_Q&NR=1

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voxmarketising - the audio'connell blog and podcast — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:38:08 +0000

[...] I was and am not in favor of the change. [...]

By: peter o'connell voiceover

peter o'connell voiceover — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:09:02 +0000

Hi Bobbi,

Yup, you have spotted the trend…which is why I am calling the CBS announcing trend reactionary.

I second you and call the vote. Bad!

Best always,
- Peter

By: peter o'connell voiceover

peter o'connell voiceover — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:07:50 +0000

I think its about what the client wanted, Dan.

And the client may have been tone deaf~

Best always,
- Peter

By: peter o'connell voiceover

peter o'connell voiceover — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:06:51 +0000

Just a wee bit, Liz

Top O’ the morning to ya!
- Payter

By: Bobbi Owens

Bobbi Owens — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:45:39 +0000

AND – I wasn’t aware … it was Mike Rowe…? (From TVSPY.com – Shoptalk)

“All three network broadcasts now have celebrities as their announcers,” TVNewser notes. “Michael Douglas began announcing ‘NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams’ on Dec. 17, 2007. And Mike Rowe, best known for hosting Discovery’s ‘Dirty Jobs’ debuted as the voice of ABC ‘World News with Diane Sawyer’ last month.”

By: Bobbi Owens

Bobbi Owens — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:12:57 +0000

Oh Man!! – you are absolutely right – and I second Dan Wright as well!! Too bad!! – Too Bad!!

By: Dan Wright

Dan Wright — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:25:29 +0000

Morgan Freeman is an excellent narrator… announcer? not so much.