What’s New With PETER K.O’CONNELL Spring 2019 is part of a series in which MVO: The Voice-Over Guys checks-in with one of our male voiceover talents to learn more about a recent media project he has voiced. Here’s what Peter shared with us.
1. You mentioned a really cool voiceover project in your recent MVO: The Voiceover Guys update. Can you talk about who the project was for and where it was heard or seen?
The Massachusetts State Lottery produced a wonderful series of radio spot around the theme of their “Holiday Fatigue Syndrome” campaign and I was their male voice talent.
2. What made the media production’s content interesting from your perspective?
Whether it’s a television commercial, narration, TV promo or, as in this case, a multiple commercial radio campaign…what always gets my attention is really smart writing within scripts. These spots were thoughtful, funny and most importantly from the listeners’ perspective, memorable.
3. As the voice talent in the media project, were there any technical or performance challenges during this voiceover recording session?
The Mass Lottery spots were a breeze both from a technical and performance standpoint.
4. Is there anything else you would like us to know about this voiceover project?
Well, it’s probably too early to think about the holidays but if I don’t see you, Merry (next) Christmas!
ABOUT MALE VOICEOVER TALENT PETER K. O’CONNELL
I found my life’s calling when I was in KINDERGARTEN.
In my hometown of Buffalo, NY, our saintly teacher, Sister Donna Marie, took our class on a field trip to radio station WEBR-AM.
Quick as a lightning bolt, the minute I walked into that radio station control room (pictured) …everything changed for me.
Everything.
I’m not sure how many 5-year old children experience epiphanies but standing in that radio studio in 1969, I knew instantly my life would always include a microphone.
My broadcasting obsession was probably genetic. My Father was State Oratory Champion in high school and my Mother had long wanted to work in broadcasting at a time when women didn’t really do that.
When I was a junior, I secured my high school’s first-ever radio station internship. In college, I worked at a 50,000-watt radio station in Dayton, OH where I had the #1 rated show on Saturday nights. I was promoted to Commercial Production Manager there because clients really liked my voice and commercial production work. Because of my humor, personality and improvisational skills, I was also a popular client choice for live event announcing. That’s all still true but now I also voice narrations and broadcast promos too.
We O’Connell’s happily live in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I’ve built my state of the art voiceover studio for clients like General Electric, Kraft Foods and Duracell Batteries as well as hundreds of great regional and local brands too.
How can I help you?
Let me know how my immense experience and love of voiceover can help make your next media project sound amazing! Thanks.