Overnight's Staff consists of some of the most professional producers and announcers working in the
industry today. All of them have major market experience and bring that "big sound" with them. Over the
years, Overnight Radio has constantly been looking for the right voices to represent us
in the best possible way, and we are proud to say that each one of our announcers does just that.
Click on an announcer picture to find out more about each announcer, and to hear a sample of each!
JOHN (Announcer)
John is one of the top commercial voice over actors in Canada, and has
been voicing national radio and television commercials,
industrials, documentaries, multimedia narrations, and station
imaging/promos for radio and television stations around the world.
He can been heard nationwide.
JANET (Announcer)
Janet's very perky voice can be a welcome change to any spot, as her read s
one of clarity, happiness, and pure energy with each
commercial. A bright voice...for a bright spot. An
integral part of our nightly team.
ELVIRA (Announcer)
Elvira has one of the most alluring and versatile voices in broadcasting.
Elvira's work includes hundreds of radio and television commercials, corporate videos,
animated characters, infomercials, live media and live announcing at concert venues.
She can deliver what you want: sexy, sophisticated, compassionate, corporate, funny and high energy.
Elvira has spent over 23 plus years in broadcasting and credits her success to client relations and delivering exactly
what the client wanted right from the start.
DONNA (Announcer)
For Donna, versatility is the name of the game.
A 24-year veteran of narratives, radio and
television commercials (on and off camera), documentaries as well as station
imaging, store casting and kindly letting you know that ?your
call is important to us?. Donna can be heard in various forms around the world and across Canada
and the U.S. for companies such as Bell southwest and Chrysler
Canada
RACHEL (Announcer)
Rachel is a long time Atlanta radio talent, her voice has a hip,
cool and "now" sound. She knows what resonates with youth.
She can be as classy, fun or as sexy as you need her to sound.
Rachel's strength as a voice talent lies in her ability to
communicate with your client.
ANITA (Announcer)
Personality, versatility and a killer voice, Anita Westra is an actress and a
national TV/radio commercial voice talent with a number of credits
in the cartoon industry. Whether it's medical or pharmaceutical
copy, documentaries, station imaging or commercials, Anita
will lift your copy off the page & make it come to life.Click
on the demo to hear how Anita can make you stand out from the
crowd!
ANGELO (Announcer)
Originally from Toronto, Angelo now calls Newfoundland home. He has been
in the broadcasting industry for over 20 years having worked with
radio stations in London & Toronto, Ontario and in
Newfoundland. His calm, smooth voice is a wise choice for many of
your clients softer side.
MARK (Announcer)
Mark has over 20 years radio experience in major markets, and has won numerous
writing and performing awards for commercial work. Hundreds of national and
regional radio and television commercials as well as corporate and educational
video narrations to his credit. He is also host of the TV show "Dining out"
on the Global Television Network.
PALMER (Announcer)
Palmer is one of the top commercial voice over actors in Canada, and has
been voicing national radio and television commercials,
industrials, documentaries, multimedia narrations, and station
imaging/promos for radio and television stations around the world
for over 26 years. He has been heard nationwide as one of the
voices for The Rock Radio Network.
DICK (Announcer)
Dick's been in radio almost a half-century, and read his first spot in
1956. He's worked in major markets like Cincinnati, San Diego and
San Francisco. His belief is, "You don't have to yell to
sell!" He brings credibility to your corporate advertising,
and believability infused into every phrase of your
commercial. He'll work wonders into your words!
LISA (Announcer)
Lisa's smooth and friendly voice and wide vocal range can be heard throughout
radio in Canada. With a great deal of experience under her belt, combined with a great voice and
attitude, she is one of ORP's most warm and inviting sounding announcers.
BRENT (Announcer)
During his 16 years in Broadcasting, Brent has been an announcer in every radio
format, including Rock, Dance, Country, and News Radio. He even
spent time hosting a Network Talk Show. He currently designs
interactive CD's while voicing free-lance commercials and audio
books for clients in 22 countries. His intelligent smooth voice is a
welcome sound to any important client.
BRUCE (Announcer)
Bruce is a seasoned voiceover talent, musician and sound designer with
over 20 years of experience. He spent 14 years on air
as announcer and music director at CKIK-FM, CFMC-FM
and CFQC-FM. Bruce's voice can be
heard on radio, TV and numerous forms of digital media in Canada,
the USA and worldwide.
RUSS (Announcer)
Russ has an award winning production voice. Russ has been in the
business of "Theater of the Mind" for over 20 years, so
he knows how to sell your message...whether it is a hard hitting
commercial or a sympathetic music-on-hold message. His
mature sound gives that needed edge when it comes to clients who
want their spots to speak up!
GRANT (Announcer)
Grant's range, delivery and unique sound provide a variety of clients
the read they require for an effective campaign. He has voiced spots for
everything from pet stores to
electronics to practically everything else! His range of read is extreme, all the way from friendly to absolute hilarity...grant can do it all.
JAMES (Announcer)
James has spent his twenty-five plus years in the
"wilds" of Northern Ontario and Northern Michigan. James
has worked formats ranging from Easy Listening to CHR to Classic
Rock on stations owned by Gilder Broadcasting, United
Broadcasting, Telemedia Communications, Marathon Media and
Northern Star Broadcasting. He has also done freelance work
for MCTV and CBC Northern Ontario.
STEVE (Announcer)
Steve got his start in Armed Forces Radio in 1970. A short-lived college
career pointed the way to his first love: Radio. His hometown of
Toledo, Ohio wasn't big enough so
he headed west to Los Angeles in 1978. He quickly landed the
afternoon drive post at top-rated KJOI and then became a
national instructor for the Columbia School of Broadcasting.
SHELLEY (Announcer)
Shelley, having voiced literally thousands of commercials for everything from the big
auto companies to Mom and Pop's corner store has a voice that will elegantly lift your
copy off the page & make it come to life smoothly. Shelley, having voiced literally
thousands of commercials for everything from the big auto companies to Mom and Pop's
corner store has a voice that will elegantly lift your copy off the page & make it
come to life smoothly. Her experience includes: news reader, traffic reporter, disc
jockey and Love Show ost as well as children's educational narration as well as
industrial and tourism narration.
RICH (Announcer)
You want power? You got it with Rich, the pipes that can blast attitude and charisma
Richard has been heard all over North America on FOX TV, ABC and CTV and countless radio stations.
His specialty is automobile ads.
Richard has been a national voice for Chrysler, Ford, Macdonald's Manitoba Tourism,
Nike, Mary Brown's and Safeway.
into your spot are just waiting to make your copy heard! Richard knows how to emphasize
and enunciate on a grand scale... got a script that requires the power of a race car?
Then Rich is your man.
TODD (Announcer)
Radio broadcasting is the only work he's ever known, since becoming a kid disc jockey in
1978. Since then, he's done just about all there is to do in radio station operations
--jocking several music formats, program director, operations manager, and, of course,
loads of commerical/promo production. Todd's rich deep tones are only those that could
have been honed with years of experience, years of toning your pipes. If you want a
straight-up, no-nonsense read of your important client's product...Todd is your man, AND voice
DARREN_TRUDEAU (Production-Owner)
One of the co-founders of ORP International, and a graduate from
Fanshawe College in Digital Audio Technology, Darren is of the
technical set. It was his recording studio that first brought him and Jaysen
together. With Jaysen's idea and Darren's musical production, technical talents,
and commercial production experience, the realization of the overnight radio
production house was born.
JAYSEN_COLE (Copywriting-Owner)
One of the co-founders of ORP International.. A graduate of Seneca College in
Creative Advertising and Radio & Television Broadcasting. He
later worked in southern Ontario stations such as KOOL FM, CKNX,
EZ-ROCK, and KICX FM as a writer, Creative Director, and
Production Director. With the growing realization
of an industry need, he decided to seek out the right business partner and start
the company known as ORP.
PETER_GATES (Producer)
Peter Mathew Gates is a graduate from O.I.A.R.T's Audio Recording
Program and Fanshawe's Radio Broadcasting Program. He started
off his freelance career at different recording studios
throughout southern Ontario. After countless jingle and radio
commercial recordings in different areas of Ontario, Peter
finally settled on working with Overnight Radio Productions, as
a producer/announcer.
JOSH_MCCUTCHEON (Jingles)
Josh McCutcheon is a young veteran of the music and jingle industries
in general. After touring across Canada and recording with
various bands as bass player all the way to lead singer, he has
slowly worked his way into a full-time career as one of ORP' s
main musicians and vocalists for jingles and musical station
id's etc. The amount of vocal work and jingle recordings he
has done are far too many to mention here.