AJClementeFan69 477 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Has he retired/semi-retired? You look at his NMSA listings...and the only station it looks like he's currently heard on anymore is KUSA. (WBMA replaced him with Ratner, WJLA with Steve Stone and KRDO with Al Vanik[!]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I'm sure he's been slowly retiring, but you might want to see this, too... I don't think any of us had an idea! https://www.abqjournal.com/901312/recognizing-2.html (Yes, he served in Vietnam and apparently was a radio announcer there. He also lives in ABQ, so that's gotta be him.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 My theory is they're dropped him so stations (like WJLA/WBMA, since they're now Sinclair stations) can save money. Otherwise they probably would've kept him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Block 1488 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Yes, he's still on KUSA. The voiceover in the open was changed to simply "This is 9News" when this batch of graphics debuted, though the 6pm and 10pm shows use no voiceover. I think he reads the closed captioning plugs which change regularly, so he must still do work for them. Edit: He does not do the closed captioning anymore. Just the open and I think occasionally some promos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Retiring or not, he still sounds sharp in his more recent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 My theory is they're dropped him so stations (like WJLA/WBMA, since they're now Sinclair stations) can save money. Otherwise they probably would've kept him. I doubt Bill Ratner is cheap though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess 1110 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Retiring or not, he still sounds sharp in his more recent work. Completely disagree. In Charles' YouTube post he included a promo voiced by Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToriElectra 291 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Completely disagree. In Charles' YouTube post he included a promo voiced by Thompson Just like what happened to Jeff Kaye.... his final set of opens for Action News were so dire, they got pulled off in a week, I think (fastest PVI has backtracked on something since the MCTYW revamp of 96). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSSZNews 1046 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Completely disagree. In Charles' YouTube post he included a promo voiced by Thompson I'm willing to chalk that promo up to bad producer direction rather than Roger's voice going. They probably wanted something "somber" given the story content and I don't think Roger's is particularly good at that style to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4168 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Completely disagree. In Charles' YouTube post he included a promo voiced by Thompson Just like what happened to Jeff Kaye.... his final set of opens for Action News were so dire, they got pulled off in a week, I think (fastest PVI has backtracked on something since the MCTYW revamp of 96). It's starting to happen to Charlie Van Dyke, too, and that saddens me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5276 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 It's starting to happen to Charlie Van Dyke, too, and that saddens me. Yeah, his voice is just barely holding on. Next set of opens for any of his clients could be interesting. Makes me feel lucky that my ABC-owned station opted for Bill Ratner instead of Van Dyke. Of the voiceover artists of a certain age and era, I think Ratner's held up well ( versus , for comparison). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 Completely disagree. In Charles' YouTube post he included a promo voiced by Thompson Roger doesn't sound that bad...especially when you compare him to Charlie Van Dyke...whose voice has, unfortunately, turned into more of a growl (see above -- and this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewsMaster 226 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I agree about Charlie Van Dyke. It's sad but KPNX needs to dump him. They did promos with Jeff Laurence and Harry Schultz recently, but CVD still does most of the VO's for 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 1847 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I agree about Charlie Van Dyke. It's sad but KPNX needs to dump him. They did promos with Jeff Laurence and Harry Schultz recently, but CVD still does most of the VO's for 12. Unfortunately, CVD is, dubbed unofficially by me, "The Voice of KPNX." He's been their VO for a long time and according to NMSA, it's since the "Hello News" days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 Unfortunately, CVD is, dubbed unofficially by me, "The Voice of KPNX." He's been their VO for a long time and according to NMSA, it's since the "Hello News" days. You might be surprised to learn, as I would have been years ago, that there was a five-year gap (1992-97) in that run. A female voiceover was used by KPNX in that time... And then there's this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=3AXJTHMQEjE;t=464 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmajka 108 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 ...Makes me feel lucky that my ABC-owned station opted for Bill Ratner instead of Van Dyke. Of the voiceover artists of a certain age and era, I think Ratner's held up well. Another one who's held up equally as well is Beau Weaver. Had WLS gone with anyone else, I would have loved to see them use him. Is there any new-school voiceover artists that come to mind that could even come close to fill Van Dyke's shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1944 Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Another one who's held up equally as well is Beau Weaver. Had WLS gone with anyone else, I would have loved to see them use him. Is there any new-school voiceover artists that come to mind that could even come close to fill Van Dyke's shoes? Beau Weaver has been used a few times in this market, including twice at WFLD. Never was a fan of Paul Turner, don't know why 32 picked him. But he was "alright" at WSVN. Wished we had Scott Chapin back, since he's back doing VOs for WSVN. But he's probably not doing the heavy load he had before his sabbatical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oklahomanewsman 210 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thompson was a V/O guy for 2 Hearst stations (KOCO in Oklahoma City and WISN in Milwaukee) I know KOCO dumped Thompson for Chris Corley (Who does V/O work for KCNC BTW) and then dumped Corley for Paul Turne, Turner was a pretty good V/O guy for KOCO, I wish KOCO would've kept him when KOCO went to the current Hearst graphics in 2013, just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad 113 Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Thompson was a V/O guy for 2 Hearst stations (KOCO in Oklahoma City and WISN in Milwaukee) I know KOCO dumped Thompson for Chris Corley (Who does V/O work for KCNC BTW) and then dumped Corley for Paul Turne, Turner was a pretty good V/O guy for KOCO, I wish KOCO would've kept him when KOCO went to the current Hearst graphics in 2013, just my opinion. A third Hearst station, WAPT in Jackson, used Thompson. However, WAPT dumped him for Eric Gordon in 2008. Speaking of KOCO, their current voiceover, Steve Stone, replaced Turner in 2013. You might already know that, but this is only for the sake of completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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