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GRAYWOLF

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What is the deal with the "Radio Voice" some guys affect?

Living here in the DFW market, I thought it was a thing of radio history and ridicule, but otherwise gone. I had to go up near OKC last weekend and tuned into some station up there with some guy doing that goofy voice.

Why was that the "in" thing and why does it still persist?
 
I assume the poster is referring to the 60's style Top 40 jock stereotype...which was based on a lot of truth.

We've forgotten now, but prior to the 60's radio announcers could be stiffly formal, at least to our modern ears. In the 60's, with the popularity of Top 40, programmers wanted much more energy. Thus the "Boss Jock" type of speech--actually drawn from the formality of earlier times, but given a upbeat, hip twist.

But such delivery eventually got tiresome, and was derided as cheesy. With the trend (for better or worse) to a more laid-back, informal society, more natural, conversational voices became the norm. You still have to have the pipes, but the over-the-top delivery is pretty much a thing of the past now.
 
GRAYWOLF said:
What is the deal with the "Radio Voice" some guys affect?

Living here in the DFW market, I thought it was a thing of radio history and ridicule, but otherwise gone. I had to go up near OKC last weekend and tuned into some station up there with some guy doing that goofy voice.

Why was that the "in" thing and why does it still persist?
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Are you talking about REDBEEARD?
 
melonhead said:
Are you talking about REDBEEARD?
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

No...It was some guy on the air in OKC.

MediaFrog knows the voice I am talking about...sounds like Christopher Walken on speed!

Why would someone still be doing that?
 
Are we talking about the rollercoaster type voice, as in Wolfman Jack? Or the monotone voice on JACK-FM?

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"Ronny Radio" doesn't grate on me as much as riding the f*&%ing faders does. If done right it's only mildly aggravating. If done wrong it's downright annoying.
 
Robert Bass said:
Are we talking about the rollercoaster type voice, as in Wolfman Jack? Or the monotone voice on JACK-FM?
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More like Bob Ueker (how ever it is spelled.)

Wolfman always sounded like he was trying to pinch a loaf, to me.
 
If the correct amount of processing is present and if the air talent is familiar with proper technique, a voiceover should be transparent in audio level. The problem sometimes occurs because the station uses voicetracking "ducking" of audio...in other words, the automation system lowers the level of the song automatically while the voiceover (talkover) is occurring...it sounds fine if the processing is fast enough to level it all out, if not, it sounds like crap. For a live DJ to be ducking the audio to a noticeable degree is a matter of poor technique and an inattentive Program Director who isn't monitoring this and instructing on the correct way of doing it.

I've often felt that when a person begins broadcasting on the radio, the very first thing they must learn is the technical aspects of the job. Once that is mastered, then move on to speaking and developing content and a personality. Often people start at the latter and never master precisely how to run a board properly. Being able to run a flawless program technically is often more important than content. After all, if you can't hear it correctly, the content is lost and pointless.

You'd be surprised at how many longtime legendary jocks still have trouble simply running a board.
 
Steve Eberhart said:
If the correct amount of processing is present and if the air talent is familiar with proper technique, a voiceover should be transparent in audio level. The problem sometimes occurs because the station uses voicetracking "ducking" of audio...in other words, the automation system lowers the level of the song automatically while the voiceover (talkover) is occurring...it sounds fine if the processing is fast enough to level it all out, if not, it sounds like crap. For a live DJ to be ducking the audio to a noticeable degree is a matter of poor technique and an inattentive Program Director who isn't monitoring this and instructing on the correct way of doing it.

I've often felt that when a person begins broadcasting on the radio, the very first thing they must learn is the technical aspects of the job. Once that is mastered, then move on to speaking and developing content and a personality. Often people start at the latter and never master precisely how to run a board properly. Being able to run a flawless program technically is often more important than content. After all, if you can't hear it correctly, the content is lost and pointless.

You'd be surprised at how many longtime legendary jocks still have trouble simply running a board.
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I know a few live jocks who do it. Once I crack the mic I don't touch the faders unless I'm either getting blown out or the other audio is too low. The compressor is only so fast ;)
 
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