Omar Reid

English (American), Jamaican (patois, patwah)

St. John's University, 1996, WSJU Radio and WRED TV. That's when I officially started my VO career, recording tracks for our alumni banquet videos, and various segments of our student produced news show, EYE OF THE STORM. Also, I provided radio play-by-play for 4 NCAA Division 1 sports played by our SJU Red Storm. Since my graduation in 1999, I have continued to voice tracks for the students. My 1st professional foray into VO's, however, was in 2006. I began training with Chuck McKibben, formerly of Mel Blanc Studios. I worked with Mr. McKibben for approximately 4 months before our relationship ended thanks to his moving to Philadelphia. Since that time (March 2007), I have worked for Major League Baseball Advanced Media, and Cablevision's News 12 Traffic & Weather, as a voice talent. The experience and insight gained under Mr. McKibben has proved invaluable. I used his instruction to become one of the top voices on MLB.com, and secure a full time reporter position with News 12. 4 months training under Chuck McKibben, formerly of Mel Blanc studios. 5+ years of traffic reporting for the New York/Long Island, New Jersey, Hudson Valley, and Connecticut regions at News 12 Networks. 2 years of voice over and podcast production for MLB.com Advanced Media. 10+ years of television production experience and 2 years of web production (Adobe Audition, ProTools).