Joanne Daniels
Encyclopedia
Joanne Daniels is an American
voice actress
. Most associated with the Weatherchron company of Atlanta, Georgia
(a competitor of Audichron
), she is best known as an announcer of telephone company time and temperature announcements, including Los Angeles, California
.
She also provided the voice for a significant number of number change announcements. Automated messages advising callers that the number had been changed and what the new number was were concatentated
from recorded samples of her pronouncing the digits and other relevant phrases.
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
voice actress
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
. Most associated with the Weatherchron company of Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
(a competitor of Audichron
Audichron
Audichron was a talking clock, or a time announcer which was developed and produced by the Audichron Company, starting in the 1930s. There were several types of Audichron machines including the stand time piece , M12, temperature machine and the Comparator.-STM:STM stood for "Small Town Machine"....
), she is best known as an announcer of telephone company time and temperature announcements, including Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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She also provided the voice for a significant number of number change announcements. Automated messages advising callers that the number had been changed and what the new number was were concatentated
Concatenation
In computer programming, string concatenation is the operation of joining two character strings end-to-end. For example, the strings "snow" and "ball" may be concatenated to give "snowball"...
from recorded samples of her pronouncing the digits and other relevant phrases.
Other notable appearances
Ms. Daniels, as the time lady, is the first voice heard in the opening sequence of Real Time with Bill MaherReal Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs weekly on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like his previous show, Politically Incorrect on ABC , Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media...
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