John Rooke - Energetic, athletic, rich, authoritative

Energetic, athletic, rich, authoritative

• John Rooke is registered with Voice123 since May 07, 2004.
• John Rooke started his/her voice over career in 1991.
• Currently John Rooke is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Northeasterner (Yankee), Bostonian, southern drawl, "hick from the sticks," Texan, old man, midwest.
Energetic for commercials, warm,smooth, professional for narrations and presentations.

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

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services

My Home Base

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Northeast, Southern drawl, Texan, Midwest

My Voice Experience

71 Don Ave · Rumford, RI 02916 · (401) 258-7423
john.rooke@verizon.net
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Sports Talk Show Host
• ESPN Radio Network
• WEEI-AM
• ESPN Boston
• WSKO-AM/FM, WPRO-AM
• New England Patriots – Patriots.com Radio
• Big East Radio Network

Play-by-Play
• Providence College basketball, Big East Conference, Univ. of Rhode Island
• Big East football, Boston College, Brown University
• New England Revolution (MLS), Big East soccer
• San Antonio Spurs basketball
• San Antonio Gunslingers football (USFL)
• Pawtucket Red Sox baseball (AAA)
• San Antonio Dodgers baseball (AA)

Television
• Sports Anchor/Reporter, WLVI, Boston
• Show Host, BCN Productions, Boston; MSL Productions, New York
• Program Director, Station Manager, Cox Communications
• Play-by-Play; ESPN Regional, ESPNU, CSTV, NESN, Cox Communications
• Studio Host, Cox Communications
• Sports Anchor/Reporter, WJAR/WLWC, Providence; NESN, Boston; WVIT, Hartford
• Freelance Reporter/Anchor, WGN, Chicago; WCBS, New York

Related Experience
• Voice, A/V Production, Public Relations, Consulting, Development
• Journalism Professor, Emerson College, Boston, MA

Awards
• 10-time winner, AP Best Play-by-Play Award
• Seven-time winner, AP/UPI Best Sportscast Award

Education
Bachelor of Journalism, University of Texas, Austin, TX

JMR COMMUNICATIONS
Rumford, RI (johnrooke.com)
1991 – present

ESPN RADIO NETWORK
Bristol, CT
1999 – present

ESPN Regional/ESPNU
Charlotte, NC
2006 – present

ISP SPORTS NETWORK
Winston-Salem, NC
2007 – present

XM SATELLITE RADIO
Washington, DC
2006 – present

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Foxboro, MA
1993 – present

NELLIGAN SPORTS MARKETING
Little Falls, NJ
2001 – present

WEEI/WRKO
Boston, MA
1996 – 2005, 2007 – present

WAMG/WLLH-AM
Boston, MA (890 ESPN Boston)
2006 – 2007

WLVI-TV
Boston, MA
1996 – 2006

WSKO-AM/FM
Providence, RI
2004 – 2005

COX COMMUNICATIONS
West Warwick, RI
1996 – 1998

NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK
Boston, MA
1992 – 1998

WJAR-TV/WLWC-TV
Providence, RI
1992 – 1996