15connects 4 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Last Night i watched the news at 9, regular Bob Tracey, and today I heard somebody else..... Anybody know??? WGN Is trailing WLS now (which I still watch) with the TERRIBLE Voiceovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 They've been phasing in a new voiceover since September.. They've actually been using the new voiceover for promos and such for a while now. I'm not sure who the new voiceover is. However, WGN (along with WLS) were consulted that a new "fresher" and "younger sounding" voiceover would lead to some ratings growth which both stations are lacking at the moment. It's been proven in some studies that a new voiceover does lead to very minimal ratings growth but nothing that would make a any difference. Probably just enough to cover the cost of the "consultant" hired. Be on the watch out for a new graphics package too for their newscasts.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I could be wrong, but it looks like their web site has been re-freshed also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 It was done awhile ago, but yes, it was refreshed. The site isn't very different than how it was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Just saw the 11:30 rejoin...my God is that awful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I heard this guy yesterday. He sounds horrible. His voice seriously lacks any type of authority. It's as if they grabbed some guy off the street and said read this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 I heard this guy yesterday. He sounds horrible. His voice seriously lacks any type of authority. It's as if they grabbed some guy off the street and said read this. That's EXACTLY what these "consultants" are telling stations/networks to go for these days.. A voice that sounds like any young joe off the street reading in a normal voice. No authority, no sticking/standing out, etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewitness_news 5 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 My fellow Chicagoans, I feel your pain. WVIT, WTNH, and Fox CT also use the generic V/Os in their news opens. But don't expect WGN to go back to Tracey anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qunewsguy 376 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 There are a couple good younger voices out there that are defiintely worth their dollars. Listen to these two spots written by the same promo producer with your eyes closed and tell me which station you'd watch. There comes a point when a "mature" voice stops lending credibility and starts sounding cartoonish and borderline sleazy. John Young: Scott Matthews: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15connects 4 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 And the way he reads the talent opens........his voice is just so "uneven". Just listen to the way he says "Micah Materre" I have the feeling he hasn't even watched WGN before........:x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Just listen to the way he says "Micah Materre" I have the feeling he hasn't even watched WGN before........:x Most voiceovers have never watched most of the stations they do work for or even most their own work for that matter. Most do their work from a studio/booth in their own homes. The station just shoots an email over the a voiceover of what to say and the timeframe it should be said in.. Sometimes, if the stations is nice/smart enough, the voiceover is lucky to get "special instructions" on how to read it. It's up to the station to let the voiceover know/correct any mis-pronunciations or special pronunciations. Most voiceovers don't get video from the station of what they are announcing.. Many unevenness in voiceover work nowadays are caused by the station's own editing. Sometimes, what the voiceover read doesn't fit exactly what the station is putting it into so the station may just speed it up slightly, shorten some spacing between words, etc. I've seen cases where the voiceover did an excellent job reading an open or promo but the station just butchered it all up horribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFTV Channel 9 80 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 I posted the new Open and Talent Open on Youtube. Open: Talent Open: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED2 144 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 For the love of God, this guy's terrible. Why didn't they use Jim Cutler? Did Tribune let go of him too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 For the love of God, this guy's terrible. Why didn't they use Jim Cutler? Did Tribune let go of him too? Gone too. He was actually dumped first and replaced with the new guy before replacing Tracy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGSJenkins 432 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 That is unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 It's not that bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark 55 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Am I the only one who thinks the graphics are worse than the voiceover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Am I the only one who thinks the graphics are worse than the voiceover? They aren't that bad.. However, like I mentioned previously, I heard there's a new graphics package (with a completely new color scheme) in the works. When it will come to be, I don't know.. However, I can't trust so much what I heard. Those "set changes" I heard about a while back turned out to be just new lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 It's not that bad... Well, it depends on what a person is used to hearing. It's definitely not a voice for a top 3 market station. However, to a smaller market/station, it would suffice. I've heard worse voiceovers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProButtonPusher 230 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Well, it depends on what a person is used to hearing. It's definitely not a voice for a top 3 market station. However, to a smaller market/station, it would suffice. I've heard worse voiceovers out there. Oh right, I forgot we here in the small markets have no idea what "good" is. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 When I first heard the new V/O, I thought it was Steve Stone (who replaced the late Brian James on WFOR). I could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I heard the new V/O for the first time tonight. It sounds so out of place for WGN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazynetjunkie 34 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 WGN's Chicago sister station CLTV has switched to the new voiceover too.. The more I'm hearing the voice, the more it sounds familiar.. I've heard the voice before in a commercial. I think it may have been for AT&T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 An old thread, I know...but WGN played one of the short rejoins for the Midday News with Tracey's voice. I hate to say it, but it really caught me off guard and I thought to myself "Who the heck is this?" I guess I've gotten used to the new VO, but I still don't like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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