FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Pricing varies depending upon the service requested: Master of Ceremonies; Acting; Audio Book Recording; Voiceovers; and Singing.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Master of Ceremonies: I have a Master's Degree in Communication Studies from Shippensburg University (PA). I have been a presenter for educational seminars in Illinois and Pennsylvania and a keynote speaker and workshop leader at yearbook and newspaper conferences and seminars. Singing: I was member of the Wheaton College Men's Glee Club and went on tour singing both in the United States and in Europe. I have been a featured soloist with the South Hills Chorale (Pittsburgh) and a member of church worship teams as well. Voiceovers: I recorded countless commercials for WMRO-AM and WAUR-FM in the Chicago area. I have been the narrator for church and community-based programs. I have produced and engineered court depositions, educational slide/tape programs, etc. I taught Radio and TV courses and was the general manager of a high school radio station in the Chicago area (WDGC-FM). Audio Books: As part of my A.B. in Literature at Wheaton College (IL), I studied Oral Interpretation. As an English teacher for 34 years, I taught all kinds of literature, including how to understand the "voice" of the author as the piece is being read. My training in Drama and experience in the theater (post-graduate work), in professional radio (Chicago area), and as an actor in film (see web site for details) all come into play as I record and engineer audio book narrations.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
Before moving to Pittsburgh, I taught school and worked as an on-air personality (that's what we called "DJs") in the Chicago area for 7 1/2 years. I taught radio and TV broadcasting and operated a student-run station in addition to working on the air professionally. When I moved to Pittsburgh, I decided to start Holliday Productions rather than go back into radio (despite several offers from area stations.) That was 1980. In the past 35 years, I have done occasional commercial voice work as sideline work for my mobile DJ business, and each of those jobs have been interesting and challenging. Now that I am hanging up my headphones from the wedding DJ business, I am dedicating my time fully to the MC work, the voiceovers, and the audiobook production.