Jim Soyk

I can deliver several dialects in various ages. That is to say a young, medium or old native American. I can deliver a young medium or old Irishman, Englishman and so forth. I can also give you a batty old woman with an attitude. I jokingly advertise myself as the man with 17 voices. I can also deliver impersonations that include Jack Kennedy, Satchmo, Ed Sullivan, Lawrence Welk and more.

I am a veteran broadcaster, having worked in both radio and television. My best television gig was as news anchor. I have worked in Memphis, Little Rock, and various radio and tv in the pacific northwest. Started in radio in 1948,,,retired in 2005. I have turned down several great jobs in metro areas simply because I was tired of the rush and intensity of cities. I am primarily a voice actor. I attended Memphis State University. Have years of on the job training in every phase of broadcasting. I worked and learned from some very impressive pros over the past 57 years. I loved doing impressions and character voices from the time I was in high school. My home studio includes a Dell computer, a Eurorack MX 802a mixer, a turntable, CD player, cassette tape player, several microphones, with my favorite being a Sennheiser 420. For many years I worked in radio and television as an engineer-announcer. I have a valid FCC broadcast Engineers license that was acquired in the time when I had to pass a 3 hour test in broadcast television theory, regulations and practice. I have narrated several full length books. I was the voice of Chief Seattle for a forest service video. I was a Irish spokesman for an Irish resturant in Missoula, Montana. Paddy O 'Burger. I formed and operated a full-service advertising agency in 1984. Our services included radio and television scripting and production. Long form television production, and audio books. We did media buying as well. For some time we did all of the Coca Cola, 7-Up and Dr. Pepper media buying for the entire state of Alaska. Recently the local Ad Association presented me with a LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD. This is only the second award the association has presented in over twenty years.