Mike Snyder

Neutral American (non-dialectical), German, Southerner (Texas/Southwestern US), character voices.

Primary week night news anchor NBC-5 Dallas. My 40 year broadcast industry career ranged from reporter to chief correspondent and primary anchor in the 5th largest US market. My experience also includes extensive narration for film, television, radio production, audio books and character performance for major music productions. My work is based on the wisdom given me by my father, who convinced me early in my career, "words on paper need a human voice, steeped in emotion and understanding, to bring them to life." I started my broadcast career at age 16 in Springfield, Missouri. My radio broadcasting career then took me to Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Denver and Dallas,. Transitioning to television news my career took me to KHOU (CBS) in Houston and then NBC-5 in Dallas. I have been privileged to learn my craft from broadcast legends Curt Brown, Charlie Van Dyke, Jerry Lewis, Casey Kasem, Travis Linn and many others. My professional coaches have included Barry Nash, Laura Hernandez, Joni Brander, Maurice Tobias and a number of coaches from AR&D, Frank Magid and M&M. I currently use an Electro-Voice RE20 and Neumann u87 in an IsoVox studio. I record and edit with Adobe Creative Suite on a MacPro (2023 version). Mike's voice has a huge dynamic range, and while distinctive in its sound, he has the ability to create a number of different characters with precise dialect. Mike thrives on deadlines, works efficiently and takes direction easily. Among his numerous television awards, Mike was honored in 2006 by induction into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences "Silver Circle" for life time achievement. Mike is also an accomplished writer and producer for both television, radio and print. Mike has a broad command of the language, knows how to creatively use an economy of language to get the message or story across. Mike is an accomplished project manager, from concept to completion. He manages resources well to produce the product on time, on budget and does not rest until the client is completely satisfied.