New Yawk!

Long time no see sports fans! That actually sort of relates... you see, a recent radio spot I did features Yankee Stadium. Sort of.

I got a call for an audition a little while back requesting a New York accent. Accents are funny. See, there isn't just one New York accent. There are quite a few. Brooklyn, The Bronx, "upper class"... many more, and that's not counting Upstate, which I assumed wasn't what they wanted!

I saw that the client was Klaff's, which is a "luxury home design store" so I figured they probably wanted something light, more upper class, and more NYC based.

Now, I am not from New York. I have spent time there working, and I know quite a few people from the city. I was actually born in Boston, and I've lived in Connecticut most of my life!

But I gave it a shot. Light New York City (you know, "New Yawk"). And... I got the job! The producer liked that it wasn't a broad accent, that it was lighter, more like someone who was from the city, but had moved further out (the ad was for a new store opening further upstate.) We recorded two (one featuring Yankee Stadium, the other Madison Square Garden) but they were only going to use one.

I was glad to do it! I don't often get to do accents, but they are a lot of fun.

Here's the ad...