The historic Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, NY

I know you might not think too much about Buffalo, NY because, well many of you do not live here.

And I know you remember we have/had a football team and we get snow (much like about 1/2 of the United States).

But we also have some amazing weather (from May through October), restaurants, architecture and more.

So if you’ll allow me to take about six minutes from your life, I’d like you to watch a little bit about my city in this video (a production I had nothing to do with). The National Preservation Conference is coming here in 2011 so they made a promotional video to promote attendance. Maybe this video will help you get a better sense of what my town is like.

Kudos to the Buffalo Convention and Visitors Bureau for their work on this project.

Thanks.

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Announcer Charlie O'Donnell

For about 28 years, Charlie O’Donnell has been the voice (along with Jack Clark and M.G. Kelly) of the enormously popular game show Wheel of Fortune. This goes back to when the show was on NBC daytime and Chuck Woolery was the host (you mean their was a host before Pat Sajak?). He was still on the show at the time of his death.

He began his television career with Dick Clark on American Bandstand, and then served as announcer for shows like the Oscars, the Emmys and The Newlywed Game. I remember when I worked in radio, Charlie was the intro announcer (and I think fill in host sometimes) on Dick Clark’s Rock, Roll and Remember shows.

His voice for me was unmistakable and always welcome. God’s speed pal.

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READ ALL THE DETAILS HERE!

See you there!

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Here’s is the NEW Faffcon 2 promo video featuring the voice talents of Bruce Miles, Philip Banks, Peter K. O’Connell, Anthony Mendez, Bob Souer and Diane Maggipinto.

Look, this is geeky of me I’ll grant you, but I think it’s cool that I edited most of this video and then uploaded it on to You Tube from my airline seat flying at 36,000 feet. Oh by the way, this blog post is coming to you from that very same altitude and seat.

Fair warning, I will be at this Faffcon…I guess I can register from my seat too. I hope you will come…it’s gonna be big.

Please promote the heck outta this video. Thanks.

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BUFFALO, New York, October 29, 2010 – – National Voiceover Talent Peter K. O’Connell of audio’connell Voice Over Talent was tapped to serve as the voice of a new radio campaign for Buffalo Medical Group’s (BMG) presentation “Lung Cancer: New Frontiers, New Hope”. O’Connell continues to serve as the male voice over talent for Buffalo Medical Group’s primary radio branding as well.

LISTEN TO A SAMPLE HERE
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This year more than 220,000 American men and women will be diagnosed with lung cancer and over 157,000 people will die from the disease. Because of new treatment and cures, more than 400,000 who were diagnosed with lung cancer are alive. BMG’s presentation was created to help people learn more about the disease from the medical group’s cancer specialists as well as a lung cancer surgeon.

Buffalo Medical Group is a physician-directed, community-wide organization committed to improving the health of its patients by delivering high quality, cost-effective and accessible health care. All BMG physicians are either Board Certified or eligible for Board Certification in their respective specialties. Our physicians have a long tradition of high quality care and innovation as well as involvement in research and teaching.

A professional voice talent since 1982, some of Peter K. O’Connell’s professional voiceover credits include productions for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Shell Oil, Starz Cable Channel, Time Warner Cable, New Jersey Alliance and New Jersey Tourism, J. Walter Thompson Advertising (JWT), 2K Games, Cleveland Browns, Tops Friendly Markets, Island Press Publishers, Harlequin Enterprises, First Choice Power, Pathmark Supermarkets, Crosby Stills & Nash, Fashion Outlet Mall, Junior Chamber International and the American Red Cross.

audio’connell Voice Over Talent is a worldwide, English language-based voice talent business. The company provides voice talent for commercials, animation, corporate narrations, documentaries, broadcast voice imaging, audio books, podcasts and messaging on-hold (MOH). Founded in 1982, industries served by the audio’connell include advertising agencies, media and broadcast production companies as well as both large and small businesses around the world. Sister company International Voice Talents provides similar services, using professional foreign language male and female voice actors. Mr. O’Connell also owns Voice Over Workshop, which provides professional voice over training to novice and experienced voice talent world-wide.

audio’connell Voice-Over Talent, International Voice Talents and Voice Over Workshop are all a part of O’Connell Communications, LLC.
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NOTES TO EDITORS

Company Media Releases ON LINE:
http://www.audioconnell.com/media

Company Name Pronunciation:
au·dio·o’·con·nell (awe-de-oh-oh-kah-nel) or au·di-o’·con·nell (awe-de-oh-kah-nel)

Company Name Spelling:
Use lower case letters- audio’connell or audio’connell Voice-Over Talent

Company Web:
http://www.audioconnell.com

Company Blog:
http://www.voxmarketising.com

O’Connell Voice-Over Resume:
See resume here

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Voice Talents Peter K. O'Connell, Kelly Klemolin and Zach McLain

There’s a hint of winter in the air in Green Bay, WI (read near hurricane gusts) but that’s the perfect weather to experience the world famous Lambeau Field.

But Peter, you say, its the middle of the week and the Packers play at the Jets this weekend!

Yes, I respond, but a football mecca is always open and it proved the perfect spot for a voice over meet-up with old pal Kelly Klemolin and now new pal Zach McLain, a voice and theatre actor in his senior year of college.

What a fun night visiting with Kelly, who continues to work steadily because of her great talent and to learn about Zach who is as personable as he is talented.

All of this while dining at Curly’s inside Lambeau Field (named after Curly Lambeau). I din’t even get into the stadium proper but the re-do the city did in 2003 makes the public areas quite stunning! Now I wish I could get to a Packers game! Even in winter cause if you’re going to experience the “real” thing, you gotta go all out!

Thanks Kelly and Zach for coming out.

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