Dave Packer

I’m your host for another edition of ABC’s Perspective! In this episode:
Looking ahead to Trump’s transition into the White House; Investigating roadside zoos; New travel rules; The NFL pushes back against interviews in locker rooms; Bill Nye raising awareness on Ataxia; Coping with the loneliness epidemic; Remembering music legend Quincy Jones.

I’ve previously mentioned how, as the voice pattern for “Microsoft David,” I’ve heard myself in the most unexpected places. But this moved me.

Ady Barkan was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease in 2016. On April 30th, he brought his story to the Congress of a nation grappling with a healthcare system which Barkan says delivers “high costs, bad outcomes, mind-boggling bureaucracy, racial disparities, bankruptcies, geographic inequities, and obscene profiteering. ” Paralyzed and unable to speak on his own, Barkan uses a computer voice to tell his story. He chose mine. I’m proud my voice can tell his story, to Washington and the nation.

From ABC News Radio, I thought I would give you a look at what goes into “wrapping” some sound to create a short report that is sent to affiliates coast to coast over the ABC Radio Network.  Some folks do the production in post on a multi-track editor, but, when possible I prefer doing it in real time:  Faster to produce, and more organic sounding.

I’m honored and proud to have been the narration voice of this 25th anniversary presentation for The Vital Ground Foundation, working to protect and restore North America’s grizzly bear populations for future generations.  Production by Edward Flanagan at Manitou Motion Picture Company.

“You know, you sound like that text to speech voice in Windows.”  That’s because it IS me!   I’m proud to have been selected to be the signature male American English for Microsoft’s operating system, making my debut in Windows 8, and then featured in Windows 10.  Here’s a “fan” mash-up between “me” and Microsoft Anna!

As the promo voice of The CW Philly where I have the privilege of working with some of the absolute best people in local television, I occasionally get called upon for the topical promos for sister station CBS-3 (KYW). Here’s a sample…