Joan Baker
with top voice-over actors:
Stephen Newman (the voice of ABC's 20/20),
Janice Pendarvis (for McDonald's, PBC, and FOX News),
Rodd Houston (the voice of the NFL on CBS and for ABC College Sports)
and Valerie Smaldone (a voice for NBC & Cinemax and the voice of 106.7 Lite-FM)

Secrets of Voice-Over Success:
Top Voice-Over Actors Reveal How They Did It

The world of voice-over acting is challenging, competitive and stressful. For the aspiring performer or the seasoned veteran, building a successful resume means knowing the ins and outs of the business. Secrets of Voice-Over Success is the only comprehensive teaching guide to which voice actors can turn. Tonight we welcome a panel of experts and contributors to this extraordinary publication.

Joan Baker is widely known and highly regarded throughout the voice-over industry, and she enjoys performing in front of the camera as well. She is an Oobr award-winning stage actress with numerous film, television, and on-camera commercials to her credit. Joan is also a much sought-after voice-over coach. She is signed exclusively with Innovative Artists in New York City.

Rodd Houston is known for his vocal versatility. He is the voice of the NFL on CBS and for ABC College Sports. Continuous clients include Animal Planet, BET, ESPN, Comedy Central, Cinemax, and VH1. He has voiced numerous commercial products, including Western Union, Rolaids, Pontiac, Black & Decker, and Burger King.

Stephen Newman is the promo and show announcer for ABC’s 20/20. His recent freelance spots on behalf of Movado, McDonald’s, KABC, History Channel, LaSalle Bank and Zyrtec, join literally hundreds of previous ones, with major accounts for Dupont, DeBeers, American Express, Mitsubishi, Bayer, and Dry Idea.

Janice Pendarvis has acquired voice-over credits for Exxon, Jaguar, Kool-Aid, McDonald’s, and Burger King, and her voice can be heard on TV promos with such clients as Disney, WNET-13, and FOX News.

Valerie Smaldone is a successful voice-over artist who has recorded over 1,000 promos (NBC News, Cinemax, CBS, HBO), radio and TV spots (Publix Supermarkets, Minute Maid, Easy Spirit, Lifetime Television), and video news releases (Victoria’s Secret, Doral Spa). A five-time Billboard Magazine Personality of the Year award winner, she is best known for her unprecedented success holding the #1 position in the New York radio market and the nation as midday host of 106.7 Lite-FM.

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