Tony Russomanno
Santa Cruz, CA, United States
Highlights
Tony has one of most trusted and credible voices in the country, built upon a long career in radio and television news. His voice is believable. It can be both authoritative and mellow, precise and natural, intelligent and friendly. His vocal energy ranges from intense to seductive. He has experience with light or comical scripts and can sound snarky, hip, funny and ironic. He has great vocal strength for serious documentaries and can read in a deep, gravelly voice. He has developed the ability to interpret scripts to find the clearest meaning, bringing honesty and emotion to the words while sounding natural and real.
Languages
English, English (North American), English (British), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Accents
Neutral
Ages
Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Movie Trailers, Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Radio, Telephone, Podcasting, Television, Internet
Experience
With more than 40 years experience, Tony personally received or has credits on productions earning an Academy Award, several Emmys, Peabody Awards, an Armstrong Award and the Edward R. Murrow RTNDA International Award, among others. As a San Francisco-based television broadcast journalist, he wrote, produced and voiced many hundreds of news stories that aired on CBS and ABC affiliates across the country. Previously, he was a reporter at NBC News and anchored radio newscasts in New York City and Los Angeles. He has narrated and reported documentaries that were shown theatrically and broadcast on PBS and Discovery. As a certified SCUBA diver with additional underwater communications certification, Tony was awarded one of his Emmys for the world's first live underwater broadcast by a reporter in dive gear, meaning he may be the only professional voice talent who can perform the physically and technically demanding task of narrating a project while submerged live or in real time. A formal resume with references is available by request.
Credentials
Associations
AFTRA
Studio
Microphone
Rode NT1A, Bever 160N, Neumann TLM103
Computer & Software
Windows, Mac
Special Equipment
Presonus tube pre-amp, Presonus compressor, ProTools, Tascam audio interface
Delivery Methods
MP3 email, FTP, CD overnight, ISDN (studio surcharge)
Turnaround Time
24 hours
Service Description
Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects:
Real, honest, snarky, ironic, gravelly, believable, trustworthy, friendly, dad, uncle, guy next door, smart, intelligent, storyteller, friendly, sarcastic, deep, friend, regular guy, pal, trust, trusted, news, voice of god, compelling, bright, happy, hip, dude
Payment Terms
Hire Tony for voice over work. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.