Hank Minitrez

Multiple accents and dialects - I've been doing radio bits since the 1980's. British, Irish, Scottish, German accent, Italian accents (with variations), Gangsta/Ebonics, Texan dialect, Georgian dialect, Mexican/Spanish dialect, straight forward news announcing, dramatic movie intros, game show host styles, serious docu-drama style delivery, comedic delivery.

Notable over the last five years: - Voiced official documentaries of Medal of Honor Recipients Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith and Chaplain Emil Kapaun - both used at the White House - Master of Ceremonies at First Lady Michelle Obama's military officer recognition and promotion ceremony at the White House - Master of Ceremonies for TigerDen Martial Arts tournaments, promotion ceremonies - largest martial arts organization in Northern VA. - Handpicked above all others as Master of Ceremonies for the 2010 NAACP Military Awards Banquet, Kansas City. - Panel Discussion Moderator, Sexual Assault Prevention Summit with Secretary of the Army since 2010 - present - Panel Discussion Moderator, Diversity and Equal Opportunity Symposium - Official Master of Ceremonies and "Voice of God" at roughly 76 different Pentagon events each year since 2004. Most are presided over by the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army. - 2011 and 2012 Army Ball where I was Master of Ceremonies; this annual event is attended by the President and other VIPs High school Mass Communicaitons Class 1985-1989 Defense Information School Broadcast Journalist's Course 1989-1990 Defense Information School Advanced Broadcast Journalist Course 1996 Multiple NPPA workshops 1996-1997 AA in Radio and Television Broadcasting, Central Texas College (European Division, earned while serving overseas as a broadcast journalist) 1994 BA English, University of Maryland University College (European Division, earned while serving overseas as a broadcast journalist in 1997) I've been in the voicework/broadcast business since the mid 1980's, lending talent to PSAs, Radio and TV ads (everything from dry cleaning to perfume ads), Documentaries, Radio and TV news stories and Morning Radio bits. Started in 1989 as an official Army Broadcast Journalist after formal training; the last 7 years as a Pentagon spokesman which landed me a great gig as the Army's official Master of Ceremonies at the Pentagon for ceremonies and events. I do speak elementary Spanish, Korean and German with associated accents.