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Author Archives: Luke Ford
The Cathy Newman Voice
Cathy Newman (b. 1974) speaks in a clean, clipped English register, close to received pronunciation but softened, the accent of an Oxford-educated journalist who came up through print. The voice carries little regional color. It signals education and authority. She … Continue reading
The Huw Edwards Voice
Huw Edwards (b. 1961) built a voice around restraint. He anchored the BBC’s flagship news for two decades, and the sound he cultivated fit the institution. Low pitch. Measured pace. A Welsh baritone sanded down to something close to standard … Continue reading
The Marv Albert Voice
Marv Albert (b. 1941) owns a voice you recognize at once. It comes out of Brooklyn. Nasal, gravelly, pitched higher than you expect, with a rasp that puts a hard edge on every word. The accent stays. He never sanded … Continue reading
The Joe Piscopo Show
Joe Piscopo (b. 1951) talks like a man who learned to perform before he learned to argue, and that order shapes everything about how he sounds. Start with the voice. It comes from North Jersey and never left. The vowels … Continue reading
The Hugh Hewitt Show
Hugh Hewitt (b. 1956) sounds like a lawyer who decided radio paid better than litigation but never stopped cross-examining. The voice runs higher and lighter than the gravel most conservative hosts cultivate. He does not bark. He does not sob … Continue reading
Joe Buck & Troy Aikman
Joe Buck (b. 1969) carries the inheritance of his father Jack Buck. He works in a controlled mid-range tenor, clean and unhurried. He paces a broadcast like a man who knows the camera will wait for him. On routine plays … Continue reading
The Armstrong & Getty Show
Sacramento radio hosts Armstrong & Getty sound like two clever men talking across a kitchen table, and the show works because the two men are not the same kind of clever. Joe Getty is the wordsmith. He reaches for the … Continue reading
The Mark Simone Show
Mark Simone runs on charm before he runs on argument. He came up as a master of ceremonies and a music historian, the man at the microphone in the ballroom keeping a star-studded dais moving. Liz Smith called him the … Continue reading
The Kim Komando Show
Kim Komando (b. 1967) sells. That instinct sits under everything she does on the air. She started selling Unisys mainframes to corporate buyers, and the cadence of the pitch never left her voice. She translates a feature into a benefit, … Continue reading
The Ben Shapiro Show
Ben Shapiro (b. 1980) speaks fast. That is the first thing anyone notices. He runs through clauses at a clip that leaves listeners and opponents a half-step behind, and the speed does work for him. It signals fluency. It also … Continue reading