Susan McNertney

I have a North American dialectic and don't have an accent. However I can do a southern accent and an English accent. I can also speak in spanish and have been told my accent is excellent.

All of my voice over experience is in news, and it has taught me how to read script and dialogue expressively. I have been a journalist for 5 years total. I started off doing voiceover work in college. But I really started developing my professional voiceover work when I worked for ABC news in Eugene, Oregon. I was a reporter and had to change my tone of voice for stories that ranged from hard news content to light hearted stories. I learned how to be more expressive in order to really capture the story and to pay tribute to those who willingly participated in telling their stories to me. I had a personal connection to each story because I was the first person to interview people in their sometimes most traumatic moments of life. In Wichita, Kansas I worked for CBS news as an anchor/reporter. I produced and anchored my own 2 hour news show on Saturdays and Sundays. I also was the fill-in anchor for their 4 hour morning news on the weekdays. The experience taught me how to talk more conversationally for long stretches of time on live television. I also worked in radio when I was in high school in small town Iowa. I ran the entire radio station solo giving me both technical and performance experience. I ran the audio boards and organized the station music, i.d's, and programs. I also was the announcer and conveyed a variety of information including weather, community events, sports and music. I attended San Francisco State University and graduated with a degree in Broadcast Electronic Communication Arts with an emphasis on journalism and performance. I have also participated in theatre since I was 7 years old. I have taken various media performance and acting courses at SFSU as well as Mesa Community College in San Diego, California. I have a professional studio mic (ST-2B by Galaxy Audio), Final Cut Pro, and Garage Band. I have also edited all of my own audio and video for the past 5 years for the mainstream media for a large audience under tight deadline pressure. I am currently in the process of recording an audio demo. Here are some examples of my voice on television: http://vimeo.com/55921146 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1nBbLHW0s