Don La Fontaine and Joan Baker

Special Edition: Alzheimer's and Audio

Joan Baker, author of "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," partners with voice-over legend Don LaFontaine to discuss how they collaborated on an Alzheimer’s Association spot. Then Mr. LaFontaine, the award-winning "King of Voice-overs," discusses what it takes to achieve voice-over success in a tough market.

The late Don LaFontaine (1940-2008) has been the voice of NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, UPN, TNT and TBS. He voiced hundreds of thousands of television and radio spots, worked on nearly 5000 films, and was the single busiest Screen Actors Guild member.


Joan Baker, author of "Secrets of Voice-Over Success," is the co-founder and SVP, Public Relations of Push Creative. Her portfolio includes hundreds of promos and commercials for TV, film and radio throughout her highly regarded career. Numerous clients regularly call upon her unique sound.

Christopher Springmann

11 / 4 / 2011