Ann Baker

California, midwestern, mild irish, and "US newscaster neutral"

My Most Recent Gigs - an audiobook, Book of Days by Sara Reinke, available on Audible, (I can send a file for a full chapter via email), a collection of pronunciation files for a speech and accent reduction therapy practice workbook; a service announcement on YouTube for the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council. Guest Host, WCPN – Cleveland Public Radio “After Nine” program. Guest hosted interview programs featuring local experts in education, family law, pediatrics, and parenting. Co-Host, WHK – “Family Times Radio Show,” a talk and interview show focusing on topics of concern to parents in northeast Ohio. Guest on various television morning shows for occasional interviews and discussions concerning parenting and education topics. Spokesperson, Earth Day Coalition – a nationally respected environmental advocacy organization. Hosted the annual “Instrumental Evening for the Earth,” a black-tie fundraising event. Host & spokesperson for Earth Day, biking events, on-camera TV interviews Spokesperson – As Public Relations Director for public school district. Voiceover for phone systems for various private companies. Degrees: J.D., 1979, Case Western Reserve Univ. School of Law B.S., 1976, UCLA, cybernetics (premed and engineering) Samson mic Pop filter RecordPad Sound Recorder software WavePad editor software Very clear diction I have a large vocabulary; reading correctly from the get-go is one of my strengths I deliver an even, well-paced voice presentation, developed over years as an attorney I am experienced as an interviewer from my years hosting a radio show Having lived for years in New York City, the midwest, and Southern California, I can tinge my voice with "flavors" of each of these regions. Having lived among diverse populations all of my adult life, I can alter cadence and quality to appeal to different ethnic groups, without seeming to mimic in a fake way.