Harry Posted August 5, 2009 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2009 Subway managers are looking for a few smooth voices. NYC Transit is boosting the ranks of its station announcers - workers with five-star diction who give arrival information, service disruption updates and safety tips. It's not "American Idol," but there is a screening process involving interviews and auditions before making it into the Dedicated Announcers Program. "We look for professional voices to make professional sounding announcements," said Termaine Garden, the subway's customer communications director. "Our goal is perfection." Announcer Scott Prendergast, who trains successful candidates, said demeanor and attitude also are key. "It's an elite group, and we'd like to keep it that way," Prendergast said. Full story: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/08/05/2009-08-05_mta_looking_for_a_few_new_smoothsayers.html#ixzz0NIs1i2NS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfkdepot09 Posted August 5, 2009 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2009 I want in...this mighht be the quickest and a easy way to jion the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Julio Posted August 5, 2009 Share #3 Posted August 5, 2009 I want in...this mighht be the quickest and a easy way to jion the It's promotional only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urbanfortitude Posted August 5, 2009 Share #4 Posted August 5, 2009 hahah i should try this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 5, 2009 Share #5 Posted August 5, 2009 Same here...but for a second I thought they were getting ready to re-record the NTT announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted August 5, 2009 Share #6 Posted August 5, 2009 Same here...but for a second I thought they were getting ready to re-record the NTT announcements. Yeah, maybe for the R179.. no, just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N-Trizzy2609 Posted August 5, 2009 Share #7 Posted August 5, 2009 Yeah, maybe for the R179.. no, just kidding. Those 3 numbers are forbitten on the forums! You might cause a foam war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRG Posted August 5, 2009 Share #8 Posted August 5, 2009 Those 3 numbers are forbitten on the forums! You might cause a foam war. R188 is banned as well. Please let's not try to use those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilBus65 Posted August 6, 2009 Share #9 Posted August 6, 2009 Guess I'll have to stick to making announcements from the Bus Command Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAA89 Posted August 7, 2009 Share #10 Posted August 7, 2009 It's a good move, but professional voices are no good without up-to-date instruments. Too many station announcements are hard to hear because the loudspeakers are not good enough, not because they were poorly delivered. On-board speakers are even worse. I was on a the other day going to Prospect Park (I had never taken the outside of Manhattan before), and every time the sound system cut off while the conductor was announcing,"The next stop is...". I had to rely on looking at the map and counting the number of stations stopped at in Brooklyn to figure out. (The packed rush-hour train made seeing outside difficult from where I was sitting). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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