Vox Talk

Hi, I’m Stephanie and welcome to VOX Talk! This week, I have Julie Williams and Adam Fox here with me in the VOX Talk Studio. Are you ready to hear some news?

The Loop:

Southern California Wildfires

Our top story is about the devastating wildfires in Southern California this week. Several voice actors in our community were affected and were either evacuated or are still on standby. To learn more about how your fellow voice actors are coping, go to voice-overs.com/forum/ to read an updated thread about the wildfires. Now, if you are from San Diego County or other areas threatened by the wildfires, please go to the Voice-overs.com forum and let everyone know that you are okay if you haven’t yet touched base.

Jeff Gelder Holiday Magic

In voice over news, voice actor Jeff Gelder of GelderHead Productions is looking for voice talent to participate with him on a project called "Holiday Magic 2007… a gift for children of all ages," a CD featuring music and a holiday tale that will be distributed to sick children at Children's Hospital San Diego and their siblings. Last year, Jeff produced the first Holiday Magic CD and distributed 1500 CDs to four hospitals. Financial donations are also being accepted to help cover the costs of production. A donation of just $2 will put a CD in the hand of one hospitalized child this Christmas. For those who would like to get involved in the project or donate, contact Jeff at jeff at gelderhead.com

Teletoon turns 10

To wrap up the news, Teletoon, a broadcast television station airing cartoons, has just turned 10, growing up with their aging audience. To celebrate, Teletoon recently re-branded their image to keep kids, teens and adult viewers engaged with animation when they want it, and where they want it, in an increasingly digital age. The specialty network is also directly targeting babyboomers with the newly launched Teletoon Retro hour nightly at 7:30 p.m., featuring classic cartoons including The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, The Flintstones, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids and The Jetsons. Hey, this is where residuals come in handy, eh?

To learn more about Teletoon, you can visit their website, Teletoon.com

The Biz:

Today in The Biz, Julie Williams reviews MJ Lallo’s instructional DVD.

Thank you to Julie and the reviewers at Voice-Overs.com for great story.

Tech Talk:

I’m pleased to bring you a special message from Adam Fox during this time of difficulty for those in Southern California.

Thank you Adam for sharing your feelings and story with us. As Adam said, there will be hard times for many of your colleagues after this is said and done, so if you can help or would like to know more information, go to voice hyphen overs dot com slash forum and go to the Chit Chat section to learn more. As Adam mentioned, you can reach any of us directly by email as well. Get a hold of Adam at Adam (at) DefiantDigital.com, Julie Williams at Julie (at) voice-overs.com and me at Stephanie (at) voices.com ☺

Farewell:

And I think this is an appropriate place to end this week’s episode. I want to thank you for staying subscribed to VOX Talk and also to thank you for being a wonderful part of our community. If you haven’t subscribed yet, we’d love to have you on board. Search for VOX Talk at iTunes. Thank you for listening and we’ll see you next week.