Hyundai Motor America is recruiting a number of Hollywood stars to pinch-hit for its long-time voice-over announcer, Jeff Bridges, for commercials that will appear during the ABC broadcast of the Academy Awards.The substitution is required because of rules about the broadcast from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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I recently narrated an audiobook for Books On Tape / Random House called “Split” by Swati Avasthi. The story surrounds a family that endures horrible physical and emotional abuse and how the two young boys are forced to work through their “baggage” as they enter adulthood. I have to say that it was the most emotional experience I’ve ever had while recording an audiobook. The characters and their situations, though fictional, still pulled on my heart and I morned for those who have to endure and hopefully overcome abuse. I’ve been blessed in that I never had to deal with such battles, but close friends and members of my family have. The thought of their real struggle overwhelmed me at times while I was narrating “Split.”
My Director, the proficient Tony Hudz, took it upon himself to compose an email to the author thanking her for her marvelous work of fiction and to relay the emotional hurdles we encountered while producing her audiobook. This is the response we received from our author Swati Avasthi:
