Chris Kendall: Giving Voice to Global Brands and Local Dreams

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Chris Kendall is a renowned voiceover artist whose distinctive voice powers major global campaigns, while his passion for mentorship and community radio reflects his deep roots and commitment to the North East.

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00:00I'm Chris Kendall and I'm a British voiceover actor.

00:04Today, Chris Kendall stands as one of Europe's most sought-after voiceover artists

00:08with a voice recognised across high-profile ad campaigns, TV and radio spots,

00:14and national broadcasters.

00:16From global giants like Google and Amazon to trusted names like the BBC, NHS, Deluxe, Dr Pepper,

00:23Chris brings messages to life with clarity, warmth and authority.

00:26I've never been a normal child, ever.

00:28I mean, in this day and age, who's normal?

00:30Really.

00:31When I was nine years old, I had a fascination with radio and electronics

00:35and taking things apart and figuring out how they work.

00:37One day, I got a tape player and a cassette tape recorder,

00:45and I started recording a show over the top, well, I thought it was a show,

00:51over the top of the tape while playing the music behind us.

00:54But every time the door opened and it would creak,

00:58I would have to then stop the tape and redo the whole thing again because of my perfectionism

01:02of not wanting any noises or anything in the audio.

01:06And then every Sunday, I would play this tape against the will of my parents.

01:13They would be subjected to listening to this squeaky nine-year-old voice radio show every Sunday.

01:23From that point, I went on to think, okay, how can I make things better?

01:29So I started going to the library because I didn't have a great circle of friends,

01:35of any friends, but it didn't bother me because I was quite happy on my own.

01:39I used to go to the library and I looked up radio transmission books

01:43and electronic parts and stuff, and I was thinking, okay,

01:48so I was learning about radio waves and how they work,

01:50and I then thought, ooh, I know what I'll do.

01:54I'll play this over walkie-talkie,

01:57and then I can listen to myself while I'm out and about.

02:00I've come from a position where people told me I couldn't do something

02:06to the point where I am now,

02:09where I'm an award-winning, internationally recognised,

02:13represented voiceover actor,

02:15and I help communities and grassroots as much as possible.

02:22I'm also helping a local radio station called Radio Northumberland

02:28with their whole imaging, their voiceovers,

02:31the production of the station.

02:34And I love to help people because I didn't have that help

02:38when I was growing up.

02:40So it doesn't matter where they are.

02:42It doesn't matter where they are.

02:44I have helped so many people internationally.

02:47But the North East, I love to help because, obviously,

02:51I'm from the North East, and we need as much help as we can get,

02:56especially in this day and age.

02:58I'm from the North East, and we need as much help as we can get,

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