High end, Educated, Standard British Received Pronunciation (BBC), with hints of Welsh, Scottish, Manchester and West Country. Pleasing, Trustworthy, Informed. Great for educational, soft-sell, infomercials. Character voices. Book narration. Experience of several European Languages, plus Chinese. Projects to date include TV Documentary series, Educational and Business Explainers, Language Teaching materials, and Podcast Presentation.
Training
35 years experience in local, national and international radio, as a researcher, reporter, producer, editor, presenter and trainer. 20 years experience as a voiceover actor.
Experience
Presenter with BBC Hereford and Worcester, BBC Scotland and BBC World Service; 25 Years association with Classic FM in London as a Newsreader, multi-media presenter of a daily arts podcast, and as a music show presenter; Journalist Newsreader for British Forces Broadcasting; Anchor for China Radio International's flagship news and current affairs programme, The Beijing Hour; Voice for major documentary series, for example 'Making a New China,' on CGTN and People Profiles on YoutTube; The English voice for the Chinese government GaoKao exam in 2016; Presenter and producer of several podcast series for China Media including 'Why We Love the Song Dynasty,' and 'The Sayings of Laozi,' plus current projects 'Random News,' 'The Minhall and Jones Podcast;' Narrator for the China Media version of the Penguin Classic 'Monkey - Journey to the West.'
Specials
Good language skills, especially pronunciation in Welsh, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese.
Substantial Editorial and Content Writing experience.