"Live with Squacky"

Send us Fan Mail My Special guest this week is none other than my favorite VO tech guy and one of my favorite people in the VO industry. For over 40 years, Emmy Award winning sound designer, recording engineer and producer "Uncle Roy" Yokelson has built an impressive list of credits for his work in a  variety of media. He’s the go-to guy for help with just about anything when it comes to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress, podcast host and the Owner/President/CEO of Mid-Atlantic Voiceover, LLC , Val Kelly talks about coping with our sometimes crazy world and then gives the rundown on Mini MAVO2020!! The conference is coming up in one month and Val talks about each session that will be happening, describes the breakout sess...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of "Live with Squacky", Val talks with Sean Mahan. Sean is a professional voice actor who attended MAVO2018 as his first voiceover conference a few years back and has been progressing in his career since then. Sean talks about his experience at MAVO events, what his upcoming goals are, who he's trained with, what he likes to do in his spare t...

Send us Fan Mail My Special guest this week is a professional voice actor, audiobook narrator, author, and podcast producer/host. Mike Lenz is from my hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY and we met a few years ago when I was planning one of my MAVO events. He invited me to be a guest on his podcast and we’ve been friends ever since!! Our conversation includes a chat about coffee(of course), what Mike...

Send us Fan Mail Today's unique mini episode of "Live with Squacky" is a character takeover!! One of my favorite characters to perform is this little girl voice "Sophie"! So, "Sophie" took over my show today and asked me questions about MAVO and my voiceover career!! She loves cookies with frosting and sprinkles - so she adds in quite a bit of cookie conversation...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 - of this great interview with superstar voice actress Katherin Vasilopoulos, Val asks Katherin about her favorite travel destinations, how the COVID-19 pandemic has effected the VO industry, home studios, Zoom, language demos and so much more!!! Katherin will be appearing as a guest speaker at the Mini MAVO2020 online conference on November 6-8 - so if you haven't...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with a professional voice talent, audio producer, writer, and translator, from the Montreal area, in Québec, Canada. Katherin Vasilopoulos is a perfectly bilingual native speaker in both English and French Canadian languages. She records voiceovers from her prof...

Send us Fan Mail We’re switching up the format of this podcast a tiny bit because as we head into the fall season, things are even busier than they were during the summer. The only difference is that after a few episodes where I(Val Kelly/Squackyvoice) interview people – as usual, there will be a shorter episode with just me talking about a relevant VO topic for 10 minutes or less! In today's...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with J. Michael Collins. J. Michael has been a professional voice actor for over 20 years and has worked with some of the biggest companies, brands, sports leagues, and organizations on the planet. In addition to his work in the classic, agency-based world of VO, J. Micha...

Send us Fan Mail With just under 3 months to go until Mini MAVO2020, I wanted to take a few minutes to let you guys – my listeners, know what’s going on with the event and how things are going. So today on my show, my special guest will be… well, me!!! This is a mini - sort of bonus episode of "Live with Squacky" where I "interview" myself about the conference!! Just remember t...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly finishes up her chat with Liz de Nesnera. They discuss hobbies, superpowers, e-learning, VO goals and so much more. Liz has such a vibrant personality and this interview was so interesting and fun. You won't want to miss it!! To find out more about Liz or to cont...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with Liz de Nesnera. Liz is a super pro when it comes to booking VO work in two languages! She grew up in a multi-lingual family, with parents that were both native French speakers. Liz brings her years of experience working at the French embassy trade office, t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with Sara Jane Sherman. "Sara is a THREE time Emmy Nominated Casting Director, Dialogue Director and Voiceover Coach. She is currently casting ANIMANIACS and LOONEY TUNES CARTOONS for Warner Bros Animation; casting and voice directing THE CUPHEAD SHOW for Netflix and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with the multi-talented actor, writer, producer, Jimmy Doom. Jimmy started out as the vocalist of legendary Detroit punk band “The Almighty Lumberjacks of Death” while occasionally appearing in independent, underground, straight to VHS "cinema". After the band&a...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly talks with voice actress, Tiffany Joyelle Page. Val  met Tiffany in 2018 at an Armstrong Coaching voiceover workout group in LA. Tiffany has a unique, versatile voice that’s great for Commercials, Audiobooks, eLearning, Corporate Narration, Medical, Explainer Videos, Telephone...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly continues her conversation with voice actor, "VO Strategist", Tom Dheere. From how to surround yourself with good people to Tom's love of peanut butter cups, we cover it all!! So grab a pencil and join us for this interview jam packed with valuable VO i...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with professional voice actor, "VO Strategist", Tom Dheere. How much do you know about the business side of voiceover? Do you know how to pay quarterly taxes? How much time do you spend marketing yourself each day? Have you spent time setting goals for...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with professional voice actor Bob Bergen. Bob is a three-time Emmy nominated voice actor and the voice of “Porky Pig”. He’s currently starring in an all new series on HBO Max called “Looney Tunes Cartoons” from Warner Bros. Animation. Val met Bob in 2012 at a weekend anim...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with Ryan Desrosiers. Ryan is a versatile American voice over talent and musician who trained in acting at The Theater Lab School of the Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC.  He’s experienced in e-learning, audiobooks, commercials, animation, narration, and accent work. He re...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with professional voice actor Bob Johnson. Val met Bob in 2014 at the first MAVO conference she ever organized and hosted. That first year, there were only 28 attendees, so everyone really had the chance to get to know each other. Bob has been a voice actor for years, but...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with Marc Scott - full time voice actor, voice over business and marketing coach and the host of the “Everyday VOpreneur” podcast. Marc is your go-to guy for navigating your way through this ever-changing industry. Val asks Marc about his kitchen renovation (which has bee...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with LA based voice actor and all- around funny guy, Eric Aragoni. Eric has worked (or rather slaved away!) in the Hollywood movie studio system for over ten years. After much encouragement over those years, Eric decided to explore and finally pursue his natural voice act...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky" professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with one of her favorites in the voice over industry. Brad Newman is an extremely talented, tech savvy, easy to talk to, down to earth, positive, guy-next-door type of guy! Val met Brad about 5 years ago at Uncle Roy’s VO bbq in New Jersey and she was immediately impressed...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly chats with a 2019 Voice Arts award nominee, superstar voice actor & all around nice guy, Patrick Kirchner. Patrick's warm, personable, bass-baritone voice cuts through noise and projects authority, confidence, and trust into your words. Patrick spent thirty-one years a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "Live with Squacky", professional voice actress and podcast host, Val Kelly hops the pond(virtually!) to chat with the “positivity princess” herself - Nicola Richards!! Nicola is a London based Professional broadcaster, Voice over artist and presenter. With a career that so far has included radio, television, and new media! In just three short years sh...