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Why all this ad stuff matters: As a writer, I can assist you in concepting, writing and creating commercials and other projects, as well as voiceovers for them. I've written for radio, TV, DVDs, videos, Websites, brochures, podcasts, interactive media, etc.
Then there's branding: Along with voice talent, I also provide naming and branding services to some of the country's best branding firms: BrandPlay, Rivkin Associates, 800 Degrees and others... creating powerful brand and company names, as well as clever taglines, catchy slogans and ideal positioning for products, services and organizations. As a namer, slogan writer and tagline creator, I can develop the perfect branding for you, your company, product or service. I am also the author of 101 Great Sales & Annual Meeting Themes, an e-book filled with, well, it's rather self explanatory.
Learn more at brandsandtags.com.
Previous lives: 1) Journalist and writer for jazz and music pubs, including downbeat, Different Drummer, and Fusion ; co-founder of Rochester's Freetime magazine.
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Three summers at the Erie Co. Water Control Center, Dist. #2... a.k.a.
the sewage plant. It was an education. You wanna talk about "keepin' it
real," this was subterranean real!
Favorite snack: Reduced-fat Wheat Thins, they're almost addictive
Quote worth noting: "He was so fast he could turn off the light
switch and be under the covers before the room got dark." -- Satchell
Paige on Cool Papa Bell
Stuff My Relatives Find Fascinating!
Voiceover and voice talent experience: 7 years in commercial radio as morning host and PD at WCMF in Rochester and mid-day and PD at WSAY, Rochester. 20+ years creating hundreds of commercials, narrations, podcasts, interactive presentations, phone messaging and other voiceover projects.
Current radio and all that jazz: Host of the Soul Jazz Spectrum, a program where the groove survives and thrives. 9 'til 10 pm, ET, on Jazz 90.1 in Rochester (where you can listen live at Jazz 90.1 in Rochester.
The ad biz: For 10 years, I was owner/president/ and Panamanian strongman (funnier when Manuel Noriega ruled the Canal Zone) of Ingersoll et al Communications. Our clients included Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb and LaserMax.