Howard Hecht - Sports, Music, Disc Jockey, Business Presenter

Sports, Music, Disc Jockey, Business Presenter

• Howard Hecht is registered with Voice123 since Nov 15, 2008.
• Howard Hecht started his/her voice over career in 1987.
• Currently Howard Hecht is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Warm, professional tenor voice with the flexibility of delivering high-quality executive business presentations, podcasts, sports broadcasts, or public address announcing.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Midwest, California, Northeast, cartoon, sportscaster

My Voice Experience

Experience over the course of 22 years in public radio, radio commercials, television, music radio on-air personality, sports radio on-air personality, sports play-by-play and color commentary broadcasting (college/high school basketball and football), public address announcing (sports and livestock competition), and the current pre-game and halftime host of University of Minnesota Golden Gopher Football at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota weekly in front of 50,000 fans! Performed public address announcing at the 2008 Insight Bowl Halftime Show in Tempe, AZ.

I perform technology business powerpoint presentations via Internet Webex and in-person to corporate CIOs and executives on a daily basis for a Fortune 100 company based out of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota (Thomson Reuters).

Past radio stations include:
KUMM-FM - Morris, Minnesota
KMSR-FM - Sauk Centre, Minnesota
KDJS-AM - Willmar, Minnesota
KKOK-FM - Morris, Minnesota
KMRS-AM - Morris, Minnesota

Past P.A. Announcing experience:
- University of Minnesota Football Program, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and 2008 Insight Bowl, Tempe, AZ
- University of Minnesota-Morris Basketball Program, Morris, Minnesota
- American-International Jr. Charolais Association National Cattlemen's Show - College Station, Texas; Rochester, Minnesota; and Columbia, Missouri
- Minnesota/Wisconsin Charolais Association State Cattlemen's Show - Various locations across Minnesota and Wisconsin

Past host of the Cattlemen's Podcast at .

My Training

Bachelors degree from University of Minnesota-Morris (Physics/Mathematics 1992) with training in Communications and Broadcasting, 5+ years radio experience, trained jazz and classical musician, and former sports writer for midwestern publications.

My Studio Equipment

Dell Inspiron 531 AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ (2.60GHz) 958MB RAM

Microsoft Vista/Windows XP Operating System

Logitech USB microphone (Upgrade pending)

Yamaha Electronic Piano Keyboard

Additional Skills

I am hard-working, experienced, and have a Midwestern work ethic. I believe in strong customer service and satisfaction.

My "day job" is as a Technology Program Manager for a Fortune 100 company in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have been successful and loyal to this company for the past 15+ years.