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Actress Alicyn Packard nominated for 2014 Voice Arts Awards
Voice of the Ovation Network is sole Female Nominee
in National Promo Campaign Category
Los Angeles October 23rd, 2014 — American voice actress, Alicyn Packard, who lends
her voice to hit cartoon shows like The Tom and Jerry Show, Poppy Cat and Space
Racers, has been nominated for the 2014 Voice Arts Awards in the Outstanding
National Promo Campaign category. In addition to receiving the Voice Arts Awards
nomination, Packard is the first and only woman to be nominated in the Promo
Campaign category.
Packard’s nomination recognizes her work as the voice of Ovation, America’s only arts
network, which has been running promos featuring Packard’s voice since 2013.
Packard stands alone as the only female in the category, nominated alongside two
voice actors for NBC Sports Group, one for FOX’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine and one for NBA
on TNT.
“Being nominated for the inaugural Voice Arts Awards is truly an honor,” says Packard.
“Working with Ovation has been a dream come true for me. There is a shift that is
occurring in television promo and more opportunities are opening up for women. I’m
grateful to those who came before me for paving the way, and I look forward to helping
create more opportunities in the future.”
The first annual Voice Arts™ Awards recognizes extraordinary skill and artistry that
goes into the voiceover acting and the associated roles and to hold up a best-in-class
standard of achievement to which the voiceover industry can continually aspire.
The first Voice Arts Awards Gala is on November 9 at THAT’S VOICEOVER! in New
York.
Packard, a Massachusetts’ South Shore native, honed her acting and voice-over skills
while at Emerson College, where she earned a “Best Female Performance” nomination
from Emerson’s highly regarded EVVY committee. She also gained notoriety as a DJ at
WERS, Emerson’s award-winning radio station, for her warm and sensual voice, which
attracted numerous radio promos, audiobooks and commercials including McDonald’s,
Target, Dunkin Donuts and CVS as well as an eight-month stint as the voice of
publisher Prentice Hall’s interactive textbooks.
Packard is also hard at work these days writing, directing, and starring in original
comedy shorts for her YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/user/alicyncomedy) while
she currently voices characters for The Tom and Jerry Show on the Cartoon Network,
Poppy Cat on NBC and Sprout, and Space Racers on Public Television. Packard past
voice acting credits include The Mr. Men Show on Cartoon Network and Olivia on Nick
Jr.
For more information on Alicyn Packard visit
http://alicynpackard.com/
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About Ovation
Ovation is America’s only arts network, whose mission is to inspire the world through all
forms of art and artistic expression. Ovation programming is a one-of-a-kind mix of
original and selectively curated art-centric series, documentaries, films and specials.
Ovation’s signature programming includes The Art Of, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, and
The Fashion Fund. Ovation reaches a national audience of over 50 million homes and is
available on cable, satellite, and telco systems, such as Comcast Cable/Xfinity,
DIRECTV, Time Warner Cable, DISH, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, Charter, Bright
House Networks, RCN, and Hawaiian Telcom. Ovation is also available on VOD (in
both standard and high definition). Ovation’s diversified viewer experiences extend
across its linear network, the popular ovationtv.com, and active social presence on
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more. Ovation is a cause based-media company and
is deeply engaged with the arts both nationally and locally, providing more than $16
million in contributions and in-kind support to community organizations, cultural
institutions, and arts education programs. See the Ovation Facebook page for the latest
information and conversations happening across the Ovation brand and the
arts:www.facebook.com/OvationTV.
