George McQuade

Jim Cagney,Tennesee Ernie Ford, Wolfman Jack,"Duke of Earl" a 1962 US number-one song, originally by Gene Chandler and any news announcer in town. I can also imitate a Fish Store owner with a Cleft lip and palate, who's hilarious, but when talks, he's vary serious serious about his store bargains. I can do the original Tarzan (Johny Wisemiller) call flawlessly. I used to practice it calling my Golden retrievers when I was growing up on a farm. I can also do a little Barry White.

Most of my radio and TV career has involved broadcast news. However, when I came to Los Angeles, and joined AFTRA union stations I was called "talent" and took voice over lessons from the legendary Joannie Becker (she does 18 voices including Lucille Ball). I had to really work at doing voiceovers so they did not sound like a newsman reading a commercial. She took me to the top working with some of the best announcers in the biz, including Johnny Gun, Robert Parish (Paul Harvey), Thunder Jim Thornton (KNX, KGIL, MAGIC FM and now the new voice of "Wheel of Fortune," and Mike Bingo (LA Morning announcer in the 90's). GEORGE MCQUADE III • 818-340-5300 • 818-618-9229 • George@MAYOCommunication.com Profile: 10+ Years of Award-Winning Radio/TV News Golden radio voice, radio and TV newsman with mostly Los Angeles market experience including CBS, ABC Entertainment radio network, KNX, KFI, KZLA, KRLA, NBC Mutual and KGIL Newstalk 1260 AM. Lots of Golden Mikes, APTRA , LA Press Club and breaking news citations from AP and APME awards. 10+ years behind and in front of the camera and on microphone. Original writer “Today LA Weekends,” KNBC-TV, 1st 90 min. weekend newscast in LA. Also, powerful voiceover, announcer and fill-in anchor or talk show host with plenty of experience in bus., entertainment, high tech and live shots. Professional Accomplishments & Radio Awards “Medal of Valor” rescuing noted UCLA Medical Ctr. Doctor from burning SUV Crash, 1998 CSFA 1st Place IABC, PRSA, NAHRO, LA Press Club 1998, “Employee Grapevine” a one-of-a-kind call-in radio newscast via voicemail system, about employees and housing issues in SoCal. “LA Riots, Best Live Coverage”, CBS/KNX 1992 Rodney King Officers Trial, UPI, NBC Mutual, 1992 “Best Newscasts”, “Best News Writing”, Golden Mikes, APTRA, KNBC, KFI, KGIL Newstalk 1260 AM, “Best Use of Sound” KGIL, RTNA, LA Press Club and APTRA Calif. /Nevada, Los Angeles 1992. “Silver Gavel” American Bar Assn. “, Nov. sweeps series “Judge Hettinger – Tough on Crime” “Best Investigative series,” 1985, KNDO-TV, Yakima, WA. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE VICE PRESIDENT – PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA RELATIONS MAYO Communications, Los Angeles, CA | 2000 – Present Created full service Los Angeles based media relations firm with offices in San Diego, New York, and Bern, Switzerland. Provided exceptional management and development oversight resulting in 110% business growth over 5 years and 50% growth during recession. On camera/radio media training. PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), CA | 1995 – 2000 Successfully served the HACLA board of directors and executive director by developing and implementing public relations campaigns, resident relations internal campaigns and effectively building stronger professional relationships with politicians, HUD and other state and City key stake holders. Launched award-winning weekly radio news casts on housing and HUD issues with radio interviews. MEDIA RELATIONS/CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS Manager Southern California Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA | 1992– 1995 Managed all SoCal Gas Company media relations and crisis communications programs. “Employee Grapevine”, 18,500 calls in 3 weeks. One-of-a-kind program prompted national speaking tour NY, Chicago, Wash. DC and elsewhere. Expanded media coverage by 50 percent minority owned enterprises. Managed outside agencies, vendors and SoCalGas Co. partnerships. Created and launched daily radio news cast “Employee Grapevine.” RADIO/TV EXPERIENCE Los Angeles, CA | 1985– 1992 Award-winning News Producer/News Anchor, Announcer & News Correspondent KNBC-TV, KTTV-TV, 1992 (1 yr), KGIL (89-92), Stringer NBC Mutual News, CBS, KNX, and KFI (per diem 1992). KCOY-TV, Santa Maria, (87-89) KGET-TV (KLLY FM), Bakersfield (85-87), KNDO-TV, Yakima, WA and first radio job KLYN-FM, ABC radio network, not wire service, everything that went on the air came out of my typewriter. Access to professional radio studios in Burbank and Miracle Mile of Los Angeles. I have recording equipment in my office, tape recorders, video recorders, digital radio records and HDTV video cameras. I have large TC 5,000, AIWA Reel to Reel, Sony Video Cams, Cannon video HDTV cam, and older video cameras. I have experience with Sharpe, Ikagami 3,000 and studio robotic cameras (in studios for newscasts) National speaker, presenter, and talk show host. I train and coach executives for radio news interviews, on camera speaking and TV news interviews. I also shoot video interviews, where it sounds like a real reporter interviewing the guest. It gives the urgency and presence of a real news interview of a reporter and camera crew, but it is only me. Sample interviews Youtube.com/MAYOPRACCOUNTS or Youtube.com/Entertainmentpublicity. I have been trained in drama schools, lead actor in high school and college plays, announcer for PRSA Award ceremonies to MC high profile events. Guest on live TV and radio shows talking about social media to communications. Guest speaker at universities on public relations, film pubicity and reputation management. I have held news director jobs in small, medium and large radio and TV markets. My most recent TV jobs were at KNBC-TV and KTTV-TV, KCOP-TV. The most recent radio job was NBC Mutual News and CBS Radio Networks.