open casting call for NBC Nightly News announcer (very unofficial)
I’m not one to find a problem or an issue with something without trying to also come up with a solution. “Don’t be part of the problem, be part of the solution” is how I try to look at it.
With that in mind, I recently wrote about how much I disliked Michael Douglas’ read for the open of NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. As an actor, director and producer, Douglas is a tremendous talent. But for this particular read, he was awful. There are many people who share my opinion.
So it is with a solution in mind that I request your help, your participation in casting a voice talent to replace Michael Douglas (and fast!).
–> HERE is the NBC Nightly News theme for you to use in your audition (not for commercial purposes).
–> HERE is the script:
“From NBC News World Headquarters in New York, this is NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.”
(As of 12/27/07 the nominations/auditions are now closed. Thank you!)
This is open to men AND women BUT only serious takes, not your dog or your mother or your two year old (although my daughter COULD do a better job than the current announcer).
I’ll post all entries here on audio’connell Voice Over Talent’s voxmarketising blog and notify NBC that they are here for their review. I’m not promising anyone a job but if you get it, you’ll owe me a very expensive dinner.
As an example for you, here is my audition:
[audio:http://www.audioconnell.com/clientuploads/mp3/NBC_Nightly_News_Auditions/Peter_OConnell_NBC_Nightly_Open.mp3]–> P.S. Now you can listen to ALL the auditions here
And below is the NBC Nightly News theme (again).
