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During September, I performed as Live Event Voice Over for the YCN Student awards in Spitalfields, London. The fifth year in a row. I was also the awards announcer of the ERS medical awards in Madrid and the FMBE Awards in London.

Having been the voice of some of Britain’s biggest TV shows including Saturday Night Takeaway, I’m a celebrity and Text Santa there are definite parallels between the two types of work.

FMBE Awards

“You did a fabulous job at The FMBE awards Jonathan. Thank you.” Samantha Tasker Robbins, FMBE Awards

Syon House, London is a modest old pile, a supremely stylish stately home set in 200 acres dating to the 15th century and home to the Duke of Northumberland. It was also home to the Field Marketing and Brand Experience Awards this month. What could be more fitting a venue for brands such as Pot Noodle, Haribo and Poundland? It’s what the Duke’s ancestors would’ve wanted.

As the event’s live awards announcer my job was to partner the on-stage presenter. Comic and Radio 4 regular Lucy Porter.

With each table comprising enough in the beverage department to quench the most enthusiastic of thirsts, it’s fair to say my announcements style was rather different from those required for a medical event. If there’s one thing I love though it’s to make the event feel like an awards ceremony should do by creating a slightly over the top parody of the genre. It was great fun, having been incredibly smoothly organised and turned out to be a fabulous evening.

Afterwards, reflecting on a job well done, I shared the odd drink with my delightful co-host before being whisked by private helicopter back to my own Paladian style mansion on the other side of town*.

Can’t wait to do it all again soon.

(*certain elements of this sentence might not actually be true)

You can hear a variety of pre-recorded announcements in the audio player below. They range from VoG to medical events and airport tannoy announcements.

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As a voice over artist I do a lot of work as a sports commentator voice. I’ve always loved football and always look forward to a World Cup. Occasionally, I also get to meet my childhood heroes from the other side of the mic.

A blog of two halves:

I did a spot of work for BBC 5Live a while back and was asked to help out with an interview with former Man Utd and England legend Steve Coppell.

As a Panini sticker collecting would-be football commentator ten year old growing up in the Midlands in the 1970s if you’d told me that one day I’d be going to the United no. 7’s house I’d have probably swerved my Raleigh Chopper into an oncoming Spangles lorry.

What a good guy he was too. He made me very welcome, did a great interview then made us both some tea as we chatted footy afterwards. I noticed he had a nice collection of framed signed football tops. “I’ve got one of those” I said, pointing at the signed Pele “Did you meet him too?”

Slightly embarrassingly for me, the great Steve Coppell hadn’t.

My date with Pele:

It was around a year earlier. I got called to a very swanky London hotel for another recording job, this time to meet Edson Arantes do Nascimento…Pele.
What a wonderful man, and almost presidential in the way he carried himself; a man with absolutely nothing to prove to the world. Well, having won three World Cups for Brazil and considered to be the greatest of all time, why would he?

I sat with him for 45 mins, just him and I. He spoke and recounted stories from his amazing career including the legendary Gordon Banks save in 1970. (audio below)

At no point did he offer to make me a cup of tea though. 1-0 to Coppell; let alone a refill. 2-0.

Nor did he hang around to chat footy afterwards or suggest that maybe we should have a kickabout, “I’ll go in goals if you like.” 3-0.

What he did do though afterwards was to sign the Brazil top that I just happened to have on me and leave me feeling just like that excited Panini sticker collecting ten year old all the way home on the tube.

Let’s call that 3-3 and a magnificent comeback from the world’s greatest!

I’ve been the voice of many national and global productions as a football and sports commentator voice. To hear my football commentator voiceovers click here or if you’d like to book me for your World Cup 2018 project click here.

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Shilton was my hero and my bedroom wall reflected that – pictures of him diving acrobatically through the air to make yet another fantastic save interspersed with posters of Debbie Harry looking utterly lovely. The beautiful game meets just plain beautiful.

Imaginary scenario: Debbie Harry taking shots at Peter Shilton. The best of both worlds.

Imagine my delight when I got asked last Sunday if I was available to go to Peter Shilton’s house for a 5Live radio interview. Love to.

Despite being England’s highest capped player ever, footballers in Shilton’s day just didn’t earn the millions they do today. He lives in a nice, smart cul-de-sac but it’s otherwise fairly unassuming. His neighbours will pick up their milk in the morning and think “Oh there’s Peter Shilton mowing his lawn.” I can’t imagine that happens to Joe Hart very often.

After the interview we sat in his garden drinking tea and talking about you’ve guessed it…football. Best not to mention the posters – don’t want to scare the man.

What a privilege to sit talking to my childhood hero and hearing his thoughts on the infamous Maradona ‘Hand of God’ incident (I couldn’t possibly divulge) or winning the European Cup…twice, or Brian Clough.

A lovely chap, he kindly signed some bits I’d brought along for my little boy and on my way I went just about as big a fan as I had been 30 odd years earlier.

Second imaginary scenario. It’s 1983 but you can only meet one of your heroes, Debbie Harry or Peter Shilton. Which one do you choose?

Hmm, do you think she’s any good in goals? Sorry Shilts.

I’ve been the voice of many national and global football productions for TV, radio, online, PC games and interactive productions. To hear my football commentator voiceovers click here or click here to hear other voice demos.

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