Key Takeaways The Audition Has Become the Product: 62.5% of voice actors are frequently asked to record a client's actual script for free. 16.4% are certain a client used their unpaid audition as the finished product without hiring them, and 39.2% strongly suspect it. Personal Experience … [Read more...] about Stolen at the Audition – Voice Crafters’ Survey Adds to the NAVA Numbers
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Local Radio’s Strength is in Local Voices- Happy National Radio Day
Key Takeaways The Power of "Touchability" and Proximity: Local radio hosts (such as Atlanta's Frank Ski, Ryan Cameron, Big Tigger, and Bert Weiss) build deep trust because listeners interact with them in the community—at local gyms, events, and venues—creating a "six degrees of separation" … [Read more...] about Local Radio’s Strength is in Local Voices- Happy National Radio Day
I Hid Being a Black Voice Actor. What Changed?
Key Takeaways The "Faceless" Strategy (2005): Dane Reid hid his face behind a logo to avoid racial bias and protect early career opportunities. The Authenticity Shift (2015): The industry pivoted, creating high demand—and big budgets—for authentic Black and AAVE voice … [Read more...] about I Hid Being a Black Voice Actor. What Changed?
Personal Injury Attorney Radio Ads Are Driving Listeners Away — And Somebody Needs to Say It
Key Takeaways Great radio commercials entertain as well as sell. Listener retention should be a primary goal of every radio advertisement. Atlanta's nightclub advertising era demonstrated how creative production can make audiences stay through commercial breaks. Ads that cause … [Read more...] about Personal Injury Attorney Radio Ads Are Driving Listeners Away — And Somebody Needs to Say It
