Ross Huguet

From authentic real sounding person to traditional announcer style. Confident, authoritative, trust-worthy.

How I got started in this most unusual job... It was my grade 3 teacher Ms. Ford who first sat me down in front of a microphone. She asked me to read books onto tape for the younger children. Even at that age I so enjoyed reading out loud. I managed to get my hands on an old reel to reel tape machine and loved recording my voice in those early years and reading publicly into a microphone at church. One of the church elders suggested I might enjoy doing this more regularly which I did. Reading to the congregation of 100 or so people each Sunday. While in high school, I was the DJ at the local roller skating rink, spinning records and speaking into the microphone. Each morning and afternoon, I gave the announcements over the school PA system. At the time, it was only the Vice Principal that did this, but for some reason Mr. Irons seemed inclined to have me do it. In grade 11, I borrowed money from my Grandfather to study with George McNeil, the Owner of The Columbia Academy of Broadcasting in his home! My first ‘big break’ happened later that year when local radio station CJIB allowed me to report the high school basketball games on the air. I spent hours playing in the stations’ production studio, making commercials until finally, the stations Program Director allowed me to be on the air live for 1 hour in the middle of the night…so exciting, playing music and announcing on my favorite radio station! I was then hired full time and spent the summer and grade 12 working full time on air. As the years passed, and my voice grew deeper, I never lost the joy of speaking into the microphone. Thanks to technology, I have a state of the art studio in my home now, microphone and all, ready to voice that next script to be heard online, on the radio, TV, telephone system or grocery store! Funny enough, I consider myself to be quite introverted and yet have chosen a career that places my voice into the ears of so many people. Craziest experience: While on the air one day, I was eating potato chips and started choking live on air. My wife heard me on her radio and called in to ask if I was OK! Columbia Academy of Broadcasting, numerous acting and voice over workshops. Studio Equipment: StudioBricks One Plus VO Edition recording studio Microphone: Niemann U47 FET BAE1073 PreAmp Apogee Maestro Duet digital converter/software Audacity and Logic Pro X software MacBook Pro Columbia Academy Of Broadcasting. Countless acting workshops, coaching sessions and literally thousands of hours live on air. As an industry leader, I have also taught voice over technique to many students and currently lead an online Linkedin group(How to make money with your voice) with over 3000 members who are interested in learning more about the craft of voice over.