Native speaker of American English in Buffalo and Western New York, Ontario Canada area, studied linguistics and foreign languages including Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian. Have a terrible English accent when speaking any of the above foreign languages, which would be great for gag spots.
I have a young, high voice, which can become mildly husky at times, and dive into low soothing, hypnotic tones, while remaining articulate.
I read articles, books,information flyers, commercials, and characters lines on the spot, well, with the proper inflection for emotion, attention, to grab interest and keep it.
I read with a combination: seriousness to convey the information while becoming a character that will convince, evoking confidence in the portrayal so as to get listened to in the end--which is what this is all about!