Sharon Williams - News Talents
Last Updated: January 16, 2012
Location: Sussex, England
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Broadcast Journalist and Voice Over Talent with 11 years experience. Sharon has held various positions as a freelancer and staff member, which includes Sports Editor and News Editor. Sharon has presented breakfast news for several years and has covered major stories from a local to international level. Her work has been used by the national service IRN in England, which provides news to commercial stations across the country. She is not afraid of going the extra mile to be first to a story and has been within a few yards of a gas explosion, on more than one occasion. Sharon has also had a go at bungee jumping, rally driving and rock climbing to cover stories. She has single-handedly put together a team of reporters for election coverage, doing all the background research herself, before editing all audio from counts and writing scripts for news bulletins.
Sharon has a flexible voice, which suits the light and shade of news reading. This also lends itself to voiceovers. Sharon has recorded numerous voiceovers from radio commercials to corporate pieces for companies around the World. Her work has seen her provide news remotely for ex-pat stations in Southern Spain.
Her radio work also led to Sharon being Stadium Announcer for two seasons for the Eastbourne Eagles at Arlington Stadium. The team races in front of thousands of fans every week and Sharon had the responsibility of providing team and score updates throughout the night.
Sharon is highly proficient in using the editing suite Adobe Audition/Cool Edit Pro and has also used Burli and ENCO.
Sharon is from Sussex, England, so has a southern accent. Sharon is very interested in furthering her career in the UK and abroad.
Primary Language: English
Special Skills: News Reading, Editing, Voice Overs, Production, Copywriting
Sharon has also worked as a webmaster using Netovation.
Her extensive background in PR and Communications means she can also help to promote a radio station, boosting its public image.
Sharon has worked with social networking sites to boost company profiles and is comfortable using these mediums.
Sharon is very creative and enjoys helping to come up with new promotions and features to run on air.