The News From The WWW - 2/09/09 - Epsoide 45 - It's a girl!

Austin G · 02-08-2009, 06:43 PM

Episode 44 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org

Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week!!! We had almost a full hour of programming!

Baby Update: My wife and I are now the proud parents of a beautiful and perfectly healthy little girl! Our DD was born on January 25. Due to some minor issues she had to stay in the hospital for a week but we were able to bring her home last Saturday. This is has been quite a time getting things settled down at home and adjusting to life with a little one! I won't be posting pictures or more info due to internet privacy concerns (and becasue I'm a really protective dad - just wait until she's a teenager!). I appreciate all your kind words and support! Sorry I couldn't have posted sooner!

Also, while at the hosiptal I ran into and met for the first time the station manager of the local Radio Information Service station that I started this program with (yes, even though we live in the same town we have only talked via e-mail and phone before last week). He said that he has nominated our program for the "Program of the Year" award at the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) which our program is syndicated through. The winner will be announced in June. I'll keep everyone posted! He said he has gotten a lot of compliments on the show and he really appreacties having it on his station!

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If you have a chance, please go edit last week's post and delete your MP3 file attachment in order to conserve precious server space on Voice-Overs.com

As always, if you have never volunteered before, we would love to have you aboard! PM me with any questions.

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Instructions:

1. Select a news article that you would like to read (see guidelines below).

2. Create a post in this thread with the TITLE / HEADLINE of the article and a LINK / URL to the article to claim or get "dibs" on that story so no one else will take it or read a very similar article for this episode.

3. Record the title, intro script, article, and close script and save it as a MONO MP3 with a sampling rate of 96 kbps 44100.

4. Edit your first post and add the recorded article / MP3 as an attachment and add the total run time / TRT in your post so we can track the length of the program (we need one hour worth of material).

5. DEADLINE: Please submit your recorded article by Sunday at Noon 2/15/09.

Guidelines for choosing a news article:

As a VO actor you have to read other peoples scripts all day - here you get a chance to read what you want / what interests you! Please keep in mind that the target audience is mostly older people with vision issues who already get a lot of the mainstream news from the RIS service through other volunteers reading local and regional newspapers in addition to listening to TV and regular radio. Please avoid political and breaking news as those are already covered and change from day to day. Pick articles that will have a week or more of shelf life. Also avoid celebrity gossip, stories of a sexual nature, murder, abuse, etc. Choose articles that you would feel comfortable reading to someone you just met etc. Articles that are interesting, funny, clever, etc.

Please choose / read articles that are longer than 3 min when read (not including intros).

A lot of short articles can be difficult to concentrate on / listen to. Often, you may come across an interesting story or news topic on one website but it is the abbreviated article. If you search the subject of the article on Google News Search, you might be able to find a longer / more in depth article on the subject from another news source. Just use your best judgment. If everyone contributed an article with a average length of 5 minutes, we would only need 12 VO actors contributing on a weekly basis to fill the hour time slot!

Script:

Here is the script I would like each person to read before reading their article in order to have consistency from one article to the next:

"[ARTICLE TITLE (for show intro montage), PAUSE]

Hi, this is [MY NAME] from [CITY, STATE] and [YOUR DOT COM WEBSITE (if applicable)] with an article about __________(short but intriguing summary about the article you chose).

PAUSE From [SOURCE], [TITLE OF ARTICLE].

[READ ARTICLE]

PAUSE, "For The News From The World Wide Web, I'm [YOUR NAME].

Example:

"City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy, (PAUSE) Hi, this is Homer Simpson from Springfield, Illinois and homersimpson.com with an article about how one small town is dealing with a skateboarding hooligans. PAUSE From the Springfield Gazette dot com, City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy" {STORY} "For the News From The World Wide Web, I'm Homer Simpson
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Here are some good places to look for news articles:

The Drudge Report
DRUDGE REPORT 2008®

Yahoo News Most Popular Stories
Most popular news stories as ranked by readers of Yahoo! News

Newhouse News Service
Newhouse News Service - Home

AP Wire Top Stories from the New York Times
Associated Press News - Top Stories from the AP - The New York Times

The Consumerist (great blog on consumer topics - read the article their blog posts are talk about)
The Consumerist: Shoppers Bite Back

John Zadikian · 02-08-2009, 09:19 PM

Congrats, Austin, to you and your wife! I'm glad everyone is happy and healthy, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for June!

I have two stories this week:

Having babies in a tough economy - TRT: 6:42
Shaky economy means 'bye-bye baby' for some - Women's health- msnbc.com

Collecting overdue bills using a softer approach - TRT: 7:11
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258195829104305.html?mod=article-outset-box

Roger Baker · 02-09-2009, 09:54 AM

Congratulations on the new addition Austin!! Kids are great. When my child was born I was once told that things are pretty easy until they reach 2. Then they lose their hearing and don't get it back until they are 21.... I sort of believe that now...

Best wishes to the family!!

Congratulations on the program nomination too!! This is great news. Thanks for letting us be a part of this. I enjoy doing it!!

Here's mine for the week. It's an historical piece.

History's Most Terrifying Conventional Weapons
FOXNews.com - History's Most Terrifying Conventional Weapons - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News

Run Time: 10:56

Thanks
Roger

Diane Havens · 02-09-2009, 01:18 PM

Great news, Austin! Happy to hear it all!

Mine this week:
Decline? I'll Decline
RT 5:50

Decline? Iâ€™ll Decline. | Print Article | Newsweek.com

Yog-Sothoth · 02-10-2009, 09:16 AM

Congrats!

[EDIT #2]

My weekend just got really busy, so I'll have to record the story mentioned below and another one for next week; sorry.

Foiled by eBay, Xbox gamertag seller turns to Craigslist

JohnWeeks · 02-10-2009, 01:52 PM

Congrats Austin!

I've got this one.....

Multivitamins no cancer, heart help, study says

Multivitamins no cancer, heart help, study says - Heart health- msnbc.com

TRT 3:08

ranalanricard · 02-10-2009, 02:25 PM

CONGRATULATIONS ..... POPPA

My offering this week will be an article about the new administration's early decisions that have some religious supporters concerned about pro life issues ...

From the National Review Online; "Praying Politics; Abortion, the religious and the president."

TRT 5:34

Praying Politics by Loredana Vuoto and on National Review Online

haneen · 02-14-2009, 06:29 PM

Hey Austin...congrats on your new little gir!

It's been a while...but I've got one this week:

Tracking the Flight of Birds, with Tiny Backpacks.

TRT 5:34

02-08-2009, 06:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Austin G I Love Bison! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Illinois, USA Posts: 44	The News From The WWW - 2/09/09 - Epsoide 45 - It's a girl! Episode 44 is now on-line: www.TheNewsFromTheWWW.org Thanks to everyone who volunteered last week!!! We had almost a full hour of programming! Baby Update: My wife and I are now the proud parents of a beautiful and perfectly healthy little girl! Our DD was born on January 25. Due to some minor issues she had to stay in the hospital for a week but we were able to bring her home last Saturday. This is has been quite a time getting things settled down at home and adjusting to life with a little one! I won't be posting pictures or more info due to internet privacy concerns (and becasue I'm a really protective dad - just wait until she's a teenager!). I appreciate all your kind words and support! Sorry I couldn't have posted sooner! Also, while at the hosiptal I ran into and met for the first time the station manager of the local Radio Information Service station that I started this program with (yes, even though we live in the same town we have only talked via e-mail and phone before last week). He said that he has nominated our program for the "Program of the Year" award at the International Association of Audio Information Services (IAAIS) which our program is syndicated through. The winner will be announced in June. I'll keep everyone posted! He said he has gotten a lot of compliments on the show and he really appreacties having it on his station! -------------------------------- If you have a chance, please go edit last week's post and delete your MP3 file attachment in order to conserve precious server space on Voice-Overs.com As always, if you have never volunteered before, we would love to have you aboard! PM me with any questions. -------------------------------------- Instructions: 1. Select a news article that you would like to read (see guidelines below). 2. Create a post in this thread with the TITLE / HEADLINE of the article and a LINK / URL to the article to claim or get "dibs" on that story so no one else will take it or read a very similar article for this episode. 3. Record the title, intro script, article, and close script and save it as a MONO MP3 with a sampling rate of 96 kbps 44100. 4. Edit your first post and add the recorded article / MP3 as an attachment and add the total run time / TRT in your post so we can track the length of the program (we need one hour worth of material). 5. DEADLINE: Please submit your recorded article by Sunday at Noon 2/15/09. Guidelines for choosing a news article: As a VO actor you have to read other peoples scripts all day - here you get a chance to read what you want / what interests you! Please keep in mind that the target audience is mostly older people with vision issues who already get a lot of the mainstream news from the RIS service through other volunteers reading local and regional newspapers in addition to listening to TV and regular radio. Please avoid political and breaking news as those are already covered and change from day to day. Pick articles that will have a week or more of shelf life. Also avoid celebrity gossip, stories of a sexual nature, murder, abuse, etc. Choose articles that you would feel comfortable reading to someone you just met etc. Articles that are interesting, funny, clever, etc. Please choose / read articles that are longer than 3 min when read (not including intros). A lot of short articles can be difficult to concentrate on / listen to. Often, you may come across an interesting story or news topic on one website but it is the abbreviated article. If you search the subject of the article on Google News Search, you might be able to find a longer / more in depth article on the subject from another news source. Just use your best judgment. If everyone contributed an article with a average length of 5 minutes, we would only need 12 VO actors contributing on a weekly basis to fill the hour time slot! Script: Here is the script I would like each person to read before reading their article in order to have consistency from one article to the next: "[ARTICLE TITLE (for show intro montage), PAUSE] Hi, this is [MY NAME] from [CITY, STATE] and [YOUR DOT COM WEBSITE (if applicable)] with an article about __________(short but intriguing summary about the article you chose). PAUSE From [SOURCE], [TITLE OF ARTICLE]. [READ ARTICLE] PAUSE, "For The News From The World Wide Web, I'm [YOUR NAME]. Example: "City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy, (PAUSE) Hi, this is Homer Simpson from Springfield, Illinois and homersimpson.com with an article about how one small town is dealing with a skateboarding hooligans. PAUSE From the Springfield Gazette dot com, City Council Outlaws Skateboarding In Downtown: Youth Unhappy" {STORY} "For the News From The World Wide Web, I'm Homer Simpson -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here are some good places to look for news articles: The Drudge Report DRUDGE REPORT 2008® Yahoo News Most Popular Stories Most popular news stories as ranked by readers of Yahoo! News Newhouse News Service Newhouse News Service - Home AP Wire Top Stories from the New York Times Associated Press News - Top Stories from the AP - The New York Times The Consumerist (great blog on consumer topics - read the article their blog posts are talk about) The Consumerist: Shoppers Bite Back

02-08-2009, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
John Zadikian Chiming in from Motown Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 319	Congrats, Austin, to you and your wife! I'm glad everyone is happy and healthy, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for June! I have two stories this week: Having babies in a tough economy - TRT: 6:42 Shaky economy means 'bye-bye baby' for some - Women's health- msnbc.com Collecting overdue bills using a softer approach - TRT: 7:11 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123258195829104305.html?mod=article-outset-box __________________ John Zadikian \| On Air - On Hold - Online "Don't Pick Just Any Voice...Make A Sound Choice" www.facebook.com/jzvoice www.linkedin.com/in/zadikian www.voice123.com/johnzadikian Last edited by John Zadikian; 02-16-2009 at 05:21 PM.

02-09-2009, 09:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Roger Baker CEO Galactic Empire Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 66	Congratulations on the new addition Austin!! Kids are great. When my child was born I was once told that things are pretty easy until they reach 2. Then they lose their hearing and don't get it back until they are 21.... I sort of believe that now... Best wishes to the family!! Congratulations on the program nomination too!! This is great news. Thanks for letting us be a part of this. I enjoy doing it!! Here's mine for the week. It's an historical piece. History's Most Terrifying Conventional Weapons FOXNews.com - History's Most Terrifying Conventional Weapons - Science News \| Science & Technology \| Technology News Run Time: 10:56 Thanks Roger __________________ Find more from the Galactic Empire CEO at: www.bakerstreetmusic.com Last edited by Roger Baker; 02-22-2009 at 09:26 AM.

02-09-2009, 01:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Diane Havens Pacific East Coast Voicer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,589	Great news, Austin! Happy to hear it all! Mine this week: Decline? I'll Decline RT 5:50 Decline? Iâ€™ll Decline. \| Print Article \| Newsweek.com __________________ http://www.dianehavensvo.com www.actingitout.com 2009 VOICEY AWARD WINNER Best Voice Team with Robert Jadah Last edited by Diane Havens; 02-23-2009 at 10:20 AM. Reason: remove file

02-10-2009, 09:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Yog-Sothoth Gene Montgomery Join Date: May 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 46	Congrats! [EDIT #2] My weekend just got really busy, so I'll have to record the story mentioned below and another one for next week; sorry. Foiled by eBay, Xbox gamertag seller turns to Craigslist Last edited by Yog-Sothoth; 02-14-2009 at 01:39 PM.

02-10-2009, 01:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
JohnWeeks User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 232	Congrats Austin! I've got this one..... Multivitamins no cancer, heart help, study says Multivitamins no cancer, heart help, study says - Heart health- msnbc.com TRT 3:08 __________________ John Weeks www.johnweeksaudio.com Last edited by JohnWeeks; 02-21-2009 at 06:42 PM.

02-14-2009, 06:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
haneen User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York Posts: 87	Hey Austin...congrats on your new little gir! It's been a while...but I've got one this week: Tracking the Flight of Birds, with Tiny Backpacks. TRT 5:34 __________________ Haneen Arafat Voice Projects, LLC haneenvo.com 973-953-8328 Last edited by haneen; 02-17-2009 at 06:58 PM.

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