Dean Goss of KFRC Oldies now does Voice over work.

[recto101]

http://www.gossradio.com/resumegosstrax.html

also he does Voice tracking for the various stations around the country.

http://www.deangossvoiceover.com/index.html

 

[calguy]

That's nice, but a LOT of guys do this now...

 

[LKellerIII]

http://www.gossradio.com/resumegosstrax.html

also he does Voice tracking for the various stations around the country.

http://www.deangossvoiceover.com/index.html

Not to pile on here, but the term "voice-over" work usually refers to narration of films and TV, announcing of commercials, doing voices for films, cartoons, video-games, etc. For all I know, Goss may do that too, but you then said "voice-tracking" which is doing pre-recorded shows for terrestrial and satellite radio.

And calguy is right, a lot of DJs now - both amply employed and under-employed - do this to pay the bills. As far as I know (and I may certainly be wrong), Dean's been in the under-employed category since 99.7/KFRC folded and he lost his morning drive show with Cammy Blackstone.

Incidentally, I saw Blackstone's name about a year ago - she's a spokesperson for San Francisco Supervisor Carmen Chu.

 

[DavidKaye]

Incidentally, I saw Blackstone's name about a year ago - she's a spokesperson for San Francisco Supervisor Carmen Chu.

What people do after they lose their radio DJ jobs:

(1) Voicetracks
(2) Videogame voices
(3) Media representatives
(4) Teaching others the skills for dead-end DJ jobs.

Not to be cynical here, but there is this tendency today for people formerly in broadcasting to go to colleges and teach these obsolete skills to the next generation. Sure, there will be *some* DJ and voice work in the future, but there'll also be blacksmith and typewriter repair work, too, but not much, and certainly not worth teaching in college. To me it seems a travesty to continue to teach radio skills in colleges.

 

[SFStatic]

Dean does plenty of VO work, including commercials & narrations. VO work also includes 'voice of the station' for radio stations and TV stations...not voice tracking shows, but the promos, liners, & IDs they use. Dean does these too.

 

[DavidKaye]

Dean does plenty of VO work, including commercials & narrations. VO work also includes 'voice of the station' for radio stations and TV stations...not voice tracking shows, but the promos, liners, & IDs they use. Dean does these too.

I think I most identify his voice with the Navy spots and then with game shows, but the big reason for his success, I think, is his ability to tell a story with a small amount of words. He's very much like Beau Weaver in that regard.

 

[LKellerIII]

Incidentally, I saw Blackstone's name about a year ago - she's a spokesperson for San Francisco Supervisor Carmen Chu.

What people do after they lose their radio DJ jobs:

(1) Voicetracks
(2) Videogame voices
(3) Media representatives
(4) Teaching others the skills for dead-end DJ jobs.

Though the media representatives are more likely to be former TV anchors and reporters, like Linton Johnson at BART, and Sean Comey at Chevron. I think the TV reporters get sick of the long days, and having to do those ludicrous "live" reports at 11:00 where they stand outside in the dark and cold to introduce the videotape they shot at 3:00 in the afternoon.

Dean does plenty of VO work, including commercials & narrations. VO work also includes 'voice of the station' for radio stations and TV stations...not voice tracking shows, but the promos, liners, & IDs they use. Dean does these too.

I think I most identify his voice with the Navy spots and then with game shows, but the big reason for his success, I think, is his ability to tell a story with a small amount of words. He's very much like Beau Weaver in that regard.

That's good to know - I'm glad Goss is doing well. I guess I'm not as tuned into his voice, like I am with Beau Weaver and some of the other VO people.

It's still very "in" for film and TV actors to do VO work. I heard an Acura commercial last night and knew the voice was familiar. It took me a few seconds to figure out it was James Spader. And from that same "brat-pack" 80s era, Christian Slater is everywhere doing VO work, despite his somewhat odd nasal voice. I guess he sounds "real," and that's the point.

 

[DavidKaye]

It's still very "in" for film and TV actors to do VO work. I heard an Acura commercial last night and knew the voice was familiar. It took me a few seconds to figure out it was James Spader. And from that same "brat-pack" 80s era, Christian Slater is everywhere doing VO work, despite his somewhat odd nasal voice. I guess he sounds "real," and that's the point.

This is so funny. I was told by a bit-part actor I know that the famous names do voiceovers but not onscreen because they feel like they're endorsing the advertiser if they're onscreen, but not if they're just a voice, even if their voice is recognizable.

 

[nitnitr]

Likely he meant VO work and imaging, but no worries.

Dean has a decent voice, and might do well in this arena. I do some VO work too, but don't have the pipes he has, though that isn't needed as much now days. My pipes are fine, a shameless plug, but others are better, and I'm OK with that.

The only other thing I have to say, is it is sad to see so many announcers being let go in all markets, due to VT's, automation, syndicated content or otherwise. It doesn't matter on the market size, whether a top market, like SF and the rest in that company, or a small market station. So much talent is being let go, and the talent that goes with it. What a shame.

Bet it bites the majors in the butt at some point in time, and likely the small market stations too that opt for VT's or automation. There is something to be said for living and working in a market to know the skinny, and provide local content, and not just what can be found via the Internet.

 

[DavidKaye]

The only other thing I have to say, is it is sad to see so many announcers being let go in all markets, due to VT's, automation, syndicated content or otherwise. It doesn't matter on the market size, whether a top market, like SF and the rest in that company, or a small market station. So much talent is being let go, and the talent that goes with it. What a shame.

When the automobile became popular and replaced the horse, I wonder if people said, "There are so many blacksmiths being let go. So much talent; what a shame." There are a lot of skills that simply aren't important as commerce and society change. Count radio announcing among those.

If we think about it we can think of a lot of careers where highly skilled people simply were no longer needed. Typewriter repairmen, radio and TV chief engineers, circuit-level repair technicians, stenographers, secretaries, receptionists, telephone operators, administrative assistants, newspaper reporters, letterpress operators, photo offset operators, Linotype operators, editors, classified ad order takers, magazine distributors, newspaper boys, comic book artists...

 

[LKellerIII]

The only other thing I have to say, is it is sad to see so many announcers being let go in all markets, due to VT's, automation, syndicated content or otherwise. It doesn't matter on the market size, whether a top market, like SF and the rest in that company, or a small market station. So much talent is being let go, and the talent that goes with it. What a shame.

When the automobile became popular and replaced the horse, I wonder if people said, "There are so many blacksmiths being let go. So much talent; what a shame." There are a lot of skills that simply aren't important as commerce and society change. Count radio announcing among those.

If we think about it we can think of a lot of careers where highly skilled people simply were no longer needed. Typewriter repairmen, radio and TV chief engineers, circuit-level repair technicians, stenographers, secretaries, receptionists, telephone operators, administrative assistants, newspaper reporters, letterpress operators, photo offset operators, Linotype operators, editors, classified ad order takers, magazine distributors, newspaper boys, comic book artists...

Tell me about it. I used to own video rental stores. Fortunately, I got out in the mid 90s, though I'm not claiming any prescience - I was bored, and just decided it was time for a new career.

But it's OK to feel sad for the passing of an era, whatever it is. I recall that my father (born 1912) would talk nostalgically about the horse-drawn merchant wagons (milk men, etc.) that would come by his house in his Sacramento neighborhood when he was a child. He also missed steam train engines, and thought diesel trains lacked romance.

Personally, I'm not much for nostalgia or living in the past - I tend to embrace what is now. But I DO miss live local radio DJs.

 

[mjb1124]

Goss announced on a few game shows in the 80's and early 90's (Let's Make a Deal, High Rollers, The $100,000 Pyramid, etc.) so this is nothing new.

 

[1069_KIFR]

What was his big announcement?

 

[Domino Rippy]

Dean's web sites say pretty much what he is up to. http://www.gossradio.com and http://www.deangossvoiceover.com

Miss him on Bay Area radio for sure. I think he lives now in Southern California.

 

[nitnitr]

The only other thing I have to say, is it is sad to see so many announcers being let go in all markets, due to VT's, automation, syndicated content or otherwise. It doesn't matter on the market size, whether a top market, like SF and the rest in that company, or a small market station. So much talent is being let go, and the talent that goes with it. What a shame.

When the automobile became popular and replaced the horse, I wonder if people said, "There are so many blacksmiths being let go. So much talent; what a shame." There are a lot of skills that simply aren't important as commerce and society change. Count radio announcing among those.

If we think about it we can think of a lot of careers where highly skilled people simply were no longer needed. Typewriter repairmen, radio and TV chief engineers, circuit-level repair technicians, stenographers, secretaries, receptionists, telephone operators, administrative assistants, newspaper reporters, letterpress operators, photo offset operators, Linotype operators, editors, classified ad order takers, magazine distributors, newspaper boys, comic book artists...

Tell me about it. I used to own video rental stores. Fortunately, I got out in the mid 90s, though I'm not claiming any prescience - I was bored, and just decided it was time for a new career.

But it's OK to feel sad for the passing of an era, whatever it is. I recall that my father (born 1912) would talk nostalgically about the horse-drawn merchant wagons (milk men, etc.) that would come by his house in his Sacramento neighborhood when he was a child. He also missed steam train engines, and thought diesel trains lacked romance.

Personally, I'm not much for nostalgia or living in the past - I tend to embrace what is now. But I DO miss live local radio DJs.

The passing of an era is likely most important to older individuals, however, local talent is almost always better than VT's and syndicated programming. This is my opinion, and your mileage may vary.

I really miss Ray Taliaferro on KGO on the overnights. Ray was so good over the years, and is missed, along with Dean on KFRC.

I used to listen to KFRC when I was a kid. Dr. Don was a staple then, and a real talent. RIP. Anyway, local talent should be cherished, if good, and promoted, and not relegated to overnights or whatever, unless wanted or needed, or dumped for automation and VT's.