Re: US Radio accent.

Post #273,462 by Ashton 11/16/06 11:54:01 PM Reply	Re: US Radio accent. I think 'radio voice' here is more than learning some idea of a a regional/neutral? accent. A cohort had been an announcer.. periodically we'd say, "OK Don - give us that in your radio voice.." His voice would drop a few semitones and slow. People who teach diction, like 'enry 'iggins, employ a large vocabulary which includes 'projection' and other intricacies of voice production (singers also know all about that.) OTOH, my perception of the BBC newsreaders heard across the years - is not so much about such a special projection as - some consensus that the (present-) Queen's English style [high English == associated with the Peerage more than the Commons] is officially the accent to be emulated. That's not a special way of projecting the voice, though - as I hear and compare. I used to play with that a bit too, when making certain PA announcements (especially dire ones like, "This is Not a drill - we ARE clearing the building! ... NOW! KID!") As with all masquerades of pomp & circumstance - fun. I seem to have misplaced my General Patton approximation, though :-/
Post #273,464 by static 11/17/06 12:24:34 AM 11/17/06 12:25:07 AM Reply	Radio voice and radio accent are different. A 'radio voice' means a voice that works well on broadcast radio, including those tinny portable AM radios. Any voice can be improved towards a radio voice with suitable vocal training. A 'radio accent' is a bit different. The BBC is known to have it's own distinctive accent preferred for national broadcasts, in the past called [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_English\|BBC English]. The Tennessee TV producer I mentioned before called it TV accent, which meant something essentially neutral and understandable by the whole country. Wade. "Don't give up!" Edited by static Nov. 17, 2006, 12:25:07 AM EST Expand All History
Post #273,476 by bepatient 11/17/06 7:46:38 AM Reply	Its projection and diction. You need to be able to project your voice...most guys do that by going baritone...buts its not always necessary. The key, though, is diction. Being precise with pronunciation when saying things like the letter w. Most pronounce that dublyou (for lack of a better way to make the point) but a radio announcer will spend time (I know I did) learning to distinctly say double---you)...its important for call signs on the east coast...and while training myself to say it wished I was out west where they start with K) As far as accent, the training was to "speak like you are from nowhere". So, for those with accents, which is most of the country, that equates to speaking as a mideasterner (ohio, illinios, indiana) where, in general, the accent is fairly neutral. Even there, though, there are tendencies to partially drop final vowels (Ohigh as opposed to O hi O) and so saying the radio voice is a mideastern accent is also a bit problematic. All I know is what little hick accent I had left after moving back from europe was completely gone after my first 6 months in radio. And that made me happy. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #273,481 by admin 11/17/06 11:11:05 AM Reply	Dubbayou irks me to no end. But of course, I grew up in a radio station, listening to my dad get bent out of shape when one of his announcers couldn't pronounce the letter properly. :-) Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #273,507 by static 11/18/06 6:06:04 AM Reply	Enunciation, too, as you said. Singers are taught to clearly enunciate the words, too. It means things like 'left - to' rather than 'leff-to'. It takes a practice and a little concentration to get it right enough that it doesn't sound odd. Oddly enough, I think singing makes it easier because you can't slow down to do it! :-) Wade. "Don't give up!"
Post #273,511 by Silverlock 11/18/06 8:22:29 AM Reply	Yep. Singing helps with the word stuffs. I think my time in choir during grade school was well spent even though I didn't think so at the time. Ahem. Why yes. I was the soloist for O Tannenbaum in third grade thank you very much. ----------------------------------------- Draft Obama [link\|http://www.draftobama.org/\|now].

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