Brian James Dead @ Age 48

[Googer]

Brian James, RIP age 48

http://radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.4478.2
http://www.televisioninternet....n-james-voice-over.jpg

 

[eits]

never heard his voice.

 

[Flipped Gazelle]

Voice doesn't sound familiar to me.

48 y.o., too young.

 

[Scouzer]

i think he did lots of beer commercials in canada, sounds familiar. kokanee comes to mind

 

[BassBomb]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
i think he did lots of beer commercials in canada, sounds familiar. kokanee comes to mind

Yea I am sure I've heard him before

 

[judasmachine]

48 is far too young.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

We don't all live in Wisconsin.

 

[pontifex]

sounds familiar but all those radio guys have the same voice...

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
We don't all live in Wisconsin.

Yes, but he was the voice guy for radio many stations across the USA and UK. Mr James was heard as the voice guy (show introductions and promos) for many Syndicated shows and local radio stations.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: pontifex
sounds familiar but all those radio guys have the same voice...

Because it's usually the same guy.

 

[dudeman007]

Sad...yeah sounds familiar from KIIS

 

[Googer]

He really made a name for him self when the Power Pig was launched. Anyone from Florida should know of this.

http://radio.about.com/cs/1/a/aa051604a.htm
http://www.thepowerpig.com/15thAnnivTribute.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFLZ-FM

 

[eplebnista]

 

[TheVrolok]

I absolutely know that voice. What a shame.

 

[brandonbull]

Originally posted by: Googer
He really made a name for him self when the Power Pig was launched. Anyone from Florida should know of this.

http://radio.about.com/cs/1/a/aa051604a.htm
http://www.thepowerpig.com/15thAnnivTribute.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFLZ-FM

He also was the first morning guy on 620 WDAE

 

[MSP]

Oh yeah, I know that guy. Heart attack at 48? Drinker, smoker, cocaine?

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
We don't all live in Wisconsin.

true but ive lived in Maine, NY and boston and i know his voice hes on like every station promo

 

[aphex]

I've heard him plenty of times before..

RIP

I wanna even say he may have done the Bubba the Love Sponge as well.

 

[BW86]

 

[finite automaton]

Originally posted by: eits
never heard his voice.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: pontifex
sounds familiar but all those radio guys have the same voice...

Because it's usually the same guy.

so every radio station in the whole US uses this one guy to make their station jingles or whatever you call them? i call bullshit.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: MSP
Oh yeah, I know that guy. Heart attack at 48? Drinker, smoker, cocaine?

I've known a guy who died around the age of 50 from a heart attack. Almost every meal he ate involved tons butter, fried steak, etc. Rarely did he ever eat vegetables.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: pontifex
sounds familiar but all those radio guys have the same voice...

Because it's usually the same guy.

so every radio station in the whole US uses this one guy to make their station jingles or whatever you call them? i call bullshit.

Not every radio station. But you realize that recording promos for a single station isn't exactly a full-time job. And you realize that a few companies (i.e. ClearChannel) control large numbers of radio stations. So it shouldn't be a big surprise that a few different guys are "the voice" of many radio stations across the country.

Ever notice that there isn't much variety in movie trailer voice-overs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: pontifex
sounds familiar but all those radio guys have the same voice...

Because it's usually the same guy.

so every radio station in the whole US uses this one guy to make their station jingles or whatever you call them? i call bullshit.

Not every radio station. But you realize that recording promos for a single station isn't exactly a full-time job. And you realize that a few companies (i.e. ClearChannel) control large numbers of radio stations. So it shouldn't be a big surprise that a few different guys are "the voice" of many radio stations across the country.

Ever notice that there isn't much variety in movie trailer voice-overs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQRtuxdfQHw

Did you not see the world USUALLY? Which can mean not always but quite often. I have traveled to all four corners of the USA, everywhere in between, and heard at least on one station or program the voice of Brian James.