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Dale Rich (Delvana) graduated from Syracuse University's School of Speech and Dramatic Art, with a minor in journalism. She has written copy for a Manhattan film company, done voice-overs, contributed to Time-Life Books, and authored numerous published articles focused on her spiritual ramblings. Co-birthing CoolBeat in 2005, her fun is now finding new voice talent and authors. Her greatest kicks? Starting a Laughter Club in Santa Fe, NM, (while pursuing a Masters Degree) and creating www.streamingpeace.com in June of 2007.
Credits: The Land of the Blue Flower; Ask a Question About Meteorites (with Alex Panzer) |
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Alex Panzer hails from Silicon Valley, and focuses on the technical side of CoolBeat.
Credits: The New Wizard of the West; The Story of John Paul Jones; Ask a Question About Meteorites (with Dale Rich)
Editing Credits: Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death; The Land of the Blue Flower; The Red One; Fairy Tales from France; The Planet Mars and its Inhabitants |
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 Stefen (Sven) Anderson when not editing for CoolBeat, is an on-air talent for FM radio station WCTQ. He spent many years taking acting and music lessons and after college, attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Stefen has acted in small films, and produced promotional, paid spots, and talk shows for radio. When he's not at the studio, he can be found canoeing, camping and playing disc golf around Florida.
Credits: Life Story of the Ringling Brothers
Editing Credits: Fifty Famous Stories Retold; Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; Henry J. Heinz; Hints for Lovers; The Craig Strete Collection |
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Bob Barnes began his radio career while a High School freshman, and continued it through a Master’s Degree at the renowned Syracuse University Radio-Television program. Bob has worked as a radio programmer/air personality in a number of markets in New York, Florida and Texas. He’s also done play-by-play sports, anchored television sports, and won numerous awards for radio & television commercial production. Along the way he also owned his own radio station and supervised all of the affiliated Metro Network markets east of the Mississippi. Bob continues to host a weekly interview program for stations in Florida and Texas, while also operating a business called On-Hold Company USA.
Credits: Abraham Lincoln |
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Alan Baum is a Florida native who currently sings Rock and Heavy Metal music and mesmerizes audiences as a stage hypnotist. Having earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of South Florida, and an M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology from Naropa University, he is adding audiobook narrator to his repertoire.
Credits: I, Vampire |
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We discovered Dianne Brin doing a variety of plays for the Asolo Playreaders here in Sarasota, FL. She comes to CoolBeat by way of a myriad of roles on the stage in California, Arizona, New York, Illinois (Chicago), and Florida. Commercials, TV , voice-overs, and audiobooks are in her very extensive resume. Most recently, she has appeared in a local production of The Vagina Monologues.
Credits: The Story of My Life; The Body Beautiful |
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Joe Bullard -- (Voice Talent and featured author)
Joe Bullard is a native of Florida. He is a journalism graduate of the University of West Florida, and a former Public Information Director and Professor of a newspaper class at Lake City Community College. He spent 16 years speaking to witnesses and researching the life of Ed Leedskalnin. Joe has been a featured guest on several national radio programs including Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and has narrated a short, award winning, documentary about Coral Castle.
Credits: Waiting for Agnes
Authoring Credits: Waiting for Agnes |
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After hearing The Real Don Steele announcing on the radio in Southern California, Stephen F. Clark decided he wanted go inside that little sound box and rock along. Post Vietnam, he used his GI Bill to get the audio / video / production show on the road. After some 20 radio station gigs, as well as assorted ad agencies & TV stations (including "homeplate" cameraman for the San Diego Padres), Steve became an instructor and Director of Student Affairs at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, (CSB) in Tampa, Florida.
Credits: Spirits Verse; Geronimo, His Own Story; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 1 |
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Richard Langdon Cook, born and raised in England, has lived in Canada, Japan, South Africa, and now resides with his wife in Sarasota, Florida. Retired, he believes his best golf is still to come, is a passionate chef, travels widely, has written a book on weekend golfing, and, as a dedicated nudist, is an avid follower of the Weather Channel.
Credits: I'll Catch the Sun
Authoring Credits: I'll Catch the Sun |
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John Gillmore is a west coast Florida native, living most of his life in the Tampa Bay Area. John became hooked on radio and television just as Lamont Cranston skulked into The Shadows and Milton Berle made a little round screen laugh out loud. Mel Blanc and Walter Lantz and all the animators and voices at the early Disney studios fired his imagination and challenged his terminal echolalia. A stint as a bass sideman in the early seventies helped shape a love for live performance. In the early eighties he read for the Radio Reading Service at WUSF. Long a listener and supporter of WMNF, and lover of Radio Theater, he volunteers broadcasting the Monday Morning News.
Credits: The Illiterate Digest
Editing Credits: The Illiterate Digest |
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Andrew Gwilliam was born in Manchester, England, but crossed the "Big Pond" in 1991. He had an easier landing than the pilgrims so decided to stay. Andrew works as a Sales Manager for a fireplace store in Sarasota, which means that if he can sell fireplaces in Florida, he can pretty much sell anything. Dale discovered Andrew entertaining the masses with voice impersonations at his store, and after many months of coaxing, he has joined our team.
Credits: When Knights were Bold |
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John Hill began his television career in 1962, stringing for Dan Rather and CBS News in Oxford, Mississippi. After ending a tour in Viet Nam as a decorated helicopter pilot in 1968, John returned to television news casting, eventually ending up in 1976 at WPVI-TV 6, which at the time was the number one rated news station in the country. John then moved to Alabama, and later Wisconsin, where he became the number 1 weeknight anchor. On the side, John has worked as a volunteer fireman, retired from the Air National Guard after 38 years of service, and is working towards a PHD in Business. Now in Sarasota, Florida, he is an Anchor/Reporter for SNN Local News 6.
Credits: The Sub-conscious Speaks |
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Rev. Dorothy Ann Jackson and her husband have been co-ministers of Unity Church in Sarasota, Florida for two decades. She has been an educator, teacher and counselor in the public school systems in Virginia, North Carolina and Oklahoma and has also taught Art Appreciation at Inter-American University. Her gentle yet powerful demeanor and oratory skill has charmed many.
Credits: Fairy Tales from France; The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver |
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Wahoo Jacobs began life in New Jersey, worked briefly in radio, then settled on a career as an electrical field engineer and mechanical designer. But, in 1998, golf called with a capitol "G". He was a natural at the game, and now has a local TV show. Wahoo developed his own popular teaching style, called "Effortless Golf", which shows students that achieving a good golf swing is not as hard as they think. Our smooth, gentle, Mohawk Native American friend says: "I'm curious to see where the future will take me next!".
Credits: The Red One; George Washington |
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While pursuing studies in speech and acting, Peter Jahns did a current events program for the University of Connecticut campus radio station. In the Army, he hosted a program on the AFN in Munich, Germany. Back in the States, he focused on making radio his career because, "It paid more than having a Screen Actors Guild Card". Peter specialized in News and Talk programs on several radio stations in Florida, worked at WLS in Chicago (where he also recorded magazines for the blind), and hosted two News rooms in Albany NY. Returning to Sarasota, FL in 1972, he worked for 17 years as a local radio personality. Sadly, during the midst of recording "Hints for Lovers", after fighting a long illness; Peter passed away at his home on January 21st, 2008. 
Credits: Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death; The Planet Mars and its Inhabitants; Hints for Lovers (with Robert Mansell) |
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Deborah Kerr was born in Toronto, Canada and moved to Sarasota, Florida ten years ago. She earned her A.A. in Theatre from Manatee Community College, where she performed in several plays, earning Delta Psi Omega awards. She earned her B.A. in English & American Literature from the University of South Florida. Deborah is the Performance Coordinator at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center, where she handles Box Office duties, as well as a little of everything else!
Credits: The Lotus Eaters; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 2 |
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Shayna Lance -- (Voice Talent and featured author)
An honors graduate of the University of South Florida, Shayna Lance has been in the news game in Florida's top radio markets for the past 12 years. She began working with Tampa, FL, icons Hugh Smith and Pat Brooks, then went on to WOKV in Jacksonville, FL, where she won 8 Associated Press awards; including recognition in Breaking News, Investigative Journalism and Individual Achievement. For over 6 years, she was part of the currently top-rated AM News Talk station in Tampa, FL. Impassioned about her community, Shayna does hundreds of hours of volunteer work a year. Nearly every week-end, you can find her giving speeches to benefit the Hillsborough Guardian Ad Litem group and the Krew of Libertia (which benefit local underprivileged children).
Credits: 2009 Audie Nominated Sugar Pop Thoughts
Authoring Credits: Sugar Pop Thoughts |
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Right out of college with a degree in drama and a minor in voice performance, Nancy Lee worked as a disco DJ in Columbia, SC (after all, it was 1975). After briefly doing the "hustle", she landed her first radio job as an on-air personality. Nancy has been in radio, in almost every capacity, for 30 years. She has her own morning show on WDDV AM radio, and also does voice-over work for TV, radio, and corporations. She is now happily adding audiobooks to her repertoire.
Credits: American Indian Stories; Old Indian Legends; The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone; The Firelight Fairy Book; Amazon; Sunny Bunny; Little Elephant Visits the Farm |
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Skip Mahaffey has been in broadcasting for over 25 years, having worked in FL, OH, CA, AZ, and OK. He is the first three time winner of the Country Music Award (CMA) for top broadcast personality, and a winner of the Billboard Magazine Air Personality of the Year award. Skip was a host of the NHL Tampa Bay Lightnings, and half-time host of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With humor, kindness, and zest, Skip's fund raising efforts have brought millions of dollars to local and national charities.
Credits: First Contact; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 3; The Nightmare; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 4; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 5
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Robert Mansell -- (Voice Talent and featured author)
Born in London, our Renaissance man, Robert Mansell, (besides being a talented composer, lyricist, and real estate developer) has appeared in numerous theatrical productions, including My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly, The Philadelphia Story, The Wizard of Oz, and HMS Pinafore. His own acclaimed creation 'Willm-S' (Shakespeare, that is) will soon be touring nationally. Robert Mansell recently performed an intriguing one-man show entitled 'One on One' in Sarasota, Florida.
Credits: Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates; Hints for Lovers (with Peter Jahns); Man with Wings
Editing Credits: Willm-S
Authoring Credits: Willm-S |
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Born in Chicago, David Mitchell spent his next ten years in British ruled India. He later went to Oxford University, England, where he captained the University Boxing Club. David has appeared in numerous amateur theatrical productions in the U.K., Chicago, and Detroit. Now retired in Florida, David recently edited and published his father's memoirs as a British civil servant in India, titled: The Quiet People of India.
Credits: Henry J. Heinz; Louis Pasteur; Tales of Ancient Troy; The Adventures of Ulysses; Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men; My Inventions; The Triumph of an Idea |
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John Mulligan grew up in London, England and is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. John has done commercials, voice-overs, and has worked professionally in film and theatre in Ireland and the UK. He was a founding member and writer/actor/director for the UK Isosceles Theatre Company. Film credits include "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Michael", and "The Flying Dragon". John created the Washington Bureau of Irish Radio News (RTE) and worked for Independent Radio News (London). Now living in Florida, he co-Produced the independent movie "Vampire Biker Babes" and wrote/produced the films "Who’s Going to Write It?" and "The Blink of an Eye, the Beat of a Heart".
Credits: Alexander Graham Bell |
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From across the pond comes the tireless Cliff Roles, who juggles hosting a daily AM radio show Talk of the Sun Coast on WSRQ, hosting countless charity events, and acting in over a dozen local theatrical productions. In the 80's and 90's, Cliff was head of promotions for the German arm of Mercury Records, where he worked with such talent as Elton John, Celine Dion, Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, and Kiss.
Credits: Fifty Famous Stories Retold; First Light |
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Robert (Bob) Ryan was born and raised in the part of D.C. where tourists never go - a land of soul food and Scrapple. He received his drama and speech training at the University of Maryland. While there he also performed stand-up comedy at local showcases. For the past 25 years, Bob has lived in the Sarasota, Florida area, where, among other misdemeanors, he acts in local community theaters. Notable roles have included Mitch in Streetcar Named Desire, Van Helsing in Dracula, Robert in Proof, and Boolie in Driving Miss Daisy. Bob took an early retirement to pursue writing, and review books for a local paper. Just completed is his first novel in a crime series which features a decidedly unconventional amateur sleuth named Guy Calhoun.
Credits: The Craig Strete Collection |
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From London, via Key West, to Tampa; Lesley Simons was discovered sitting outdoors conversing with her students. Her deep smoky voice stopped us in our tracks, and we asked her to join our talent team.
Credits: Tales of Ancient Egypt |
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Dave Whaley, whom we have christened, the man with 1,000 voices, had a first career working with elephants in zoos and with the Ringling Brothers Circus. But being a thespian was always his ambition, so he attended the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Now, he pursues a career making audiobooks and hosting his own comedy PodCast.
Credits: KER-PLOP |
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Rick Blade hails from Cleveland Ohio. A graduate of the Brown Institute of Broadcasting, he now resides in Florida, where he has acquired over 25 years of on-air radio broadcast and 5 years of television production experience. Rick owns RickBlade Voiceovers, and has voiced scores of radio and television commercials for local businesses and events, in addition to voicing numerous industrial narration projects.
Editing Credits: The Body Beautiful; Waiting for Agnes; My Inventions; Amazon |
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Originally from Venezuela, Marco Fleener has pretty much forgotten all of his Spanish. He came to Sarasota, Florida with his family in the early '80s, started playing guitar for a band called HCA, and later received an A.S. Degree in Radiologic Technology. Loving the noise of this world, Marco also received an A.A. Degree in Specialized Audio Engineering from Full Sail University, and an Avid Certification on Digidesign Pro-Tools.
Editing Credits: Alexander Graham Bell; Tales of Ancient Egypt |
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Hailing from Detroit Michigan, Lenny Lyons initially went to college to pursue a career in medicine. Discovering he had a natural talent in communication (and was not great in chemistry) he switched campuses, and graduated from the Specs-Howard School of Broadcast Arts in Detroit. First came radio gigs in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, all with too much snow, and too many call letters to mention. A former manager called and asked him down to snowless Sarasota to be Creative Service Director for six Clear Channel radio stations. Having done voice work for Disney, the WWE, Ringling Brothers, and more, Lenny is now doing commercial copywriting, voice overs, and production for a world-wide clientele via his very own company, Lyons Den Productions.
Editing Credits: I'll Catch the Sun; Life Story of the Ringling Brothers |
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Joel Nicholas has lived in the Sarasota, Florida area for most of his life. He works in radio for Clear Channel Communications, and he learned his trade at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.
Editing Credits: The New Wizard of the West; American Indian Stories; Old Indian Legends; The Story of John Paul Jones; The Story of My Life; The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone; George Washington; Louis Pasteur; When Knights were Bold; The Firelight Fairy Book; Tales of Ancient Troy; The Adventures of Ulysses; First Light; 2009 Audie Nominated Sugar Pop Thoughts; Abraham Lincoln; The Triumph of an Idea; The Sub-conscious Speaks; Ask a Question About Meteorites; Sunny Bunny; I, Vampire; Little Elephant Visits the Farm; The Lotus Eaters; First Contact; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 2; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 3; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 4; Classic Science Fiction, Volume 5 |
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Tim Dawson's artwork is currently exhibited in galleries in West Virginia, Georgia, New Mexico, and Florida. A self-taught artist, he has lived and traveled throughout the United States. His specialties include watercolor, acrylics, pottery, faux finishing, and murals.
Artistic Credits: First Light |
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Frances Smith is a realist artist, trained at the Boston Museum of Art school and the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. For three years she was the artist in residence at Circus World in Orlando, Florida. Frances is active in creating public art projects and frequently is a guest instructor, often bringing her pet lizards to class. Recently she has been specializing in painting artwork onto furniture and enhancing walls with murals. Got a surface? She can fill it beautifully!
Artistic Credits: Old Indian Legends; The Craig Strete Collection; The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver; Life Story of the Ringling Brothers |
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Graphics designer Kristen Tuttle is a graduate of the University of Florida (BA in Design and Photography), with additional training from the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. Our 'Miracle Worker' owns the multi-media company Tuttle Graphics and Advertising, and has received numerous design awards in photography, book design, and poster art (for Anheuser Busch), as well as having worked as a creative director for several magazines nationally. She can do it all!
Artistic Credits: The Red One; 2010 Audie Nominated The Planet Mars and its Inhabitants; The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone; Fifty Famous Stories Retold; When Knights were Bold; The Firelight Fairy Book; Man with Wings; My Inventions; The Triumph of an Idea; The Sub-conscious Speaks; Ask a Question About Meteorites; Tales of Ancient Egypt |
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Virginia Vaalko, a part Osage Native American, was trained in art at the Royal Academy in London, and worked in the Hollywood Film and TV industry in special effects for twenty years. Her credits include such movies as Beast Master, Conan the Barbarian, Ghost Busters, Independence Day, Universal Soldier, and several of the Star Trek projects. This surfboarding gypsy-traveler is now hanging out in Florida, selling Magic:The Gathering cards and expanding her Reading Castle learn-to-read website.
Artistic Credits: American Indian Stories |
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