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Ken Sparkes “the voice” has launched more successful TV shows in Australia’s history and is synonymous with Award winning Radio.
Ken’s a creative writer, producer, narrator and award winning TV/Radio presenter.
This is a collection of just some of his career highlights and showcases a wide variety of voice, creative concepts & writing skills.
Ken is without doubt the “voice that gets results”... And isn’t that what it’s all about?
Audio Collection (CD Available on Request)
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Collage:
Edited collection of TV / Radio / Commercials / Docos (Duration: 5.43)
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Q102 FM - Dublin Ireland
"MI3 Launch Promo - Mid-Atlantic Accent" || Concept / Writer / Narrator - Ken Sparkes
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"Cats Back"
Australian Talk Show Host John Laws
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"Aussie Pork"
Concept / Writer / Narrators Ken Sparkes and daughter Jasmine. Shock Jocks? Designed to be "Shock commercial" and to hell with political correctness.
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"Living in the Seventies"
Listen carefully to the jingle, we love to have fun. This show is also available for syndication
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"Victorinox"
A "real value for money" campaign, the client has used it successfully Internationally for many seasons especially to hit the Christmas Sale period.
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Documentaries
Concept / Writer / Narrator - Ken Sparkes.
- Shanghai 2006
- Flinders Island
- Ferrari Enzo
"SLR Torana" was included to show that the "new casual" read is not so "new" Ken recorded that in 1974 and it's still available on DVD.
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Events
- "The Great Escape" Nine Network the biggest news coup of 2006.
- "2004 Olympics" Concept/Writer/ Narrator Ken Sparkes designed for 2UE Sydney Australia when for the first time in decades the station was not the host broadcaster.
- 2006 Logies is to Australia what the Academy Awards are to the USA.
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Singing
- "Frasier is Back" Nine Network Australia, the late Kerry Packer remarked, "The best promo I've ever heard!"
- Mitsubishi based on Johnny Horton's hit "North to Alaska"
- Tour De France Satires aired when the head of the Australian NRL decided to go to the bike race and not take care of huge drama in the game.
- "Talking League " another satire directed at the very "butch" presenters who were taken back by the lyrics, it was rumoured that after it went air the same presenters were trying to figure out who, if any, were gay!
- 2006 "Super Nanny" Nine Network Australia
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Poetry
Culled from the LP "Songs & Poems of Australia" no longer available but may be re-issued and available from this web-site.
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"Survivor"
Concept / Writer / Narrator Ken Sparkes sample of how to promote TV Show on Radio
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Radio Promo (The Terminator)
To promote talk show host with 50 year history and has been used regularly over many seasons as an attention getter.
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Bonus Track
Recorded in 1974 during a period of political turmoil and also an irreverent look at the Aussie culture. Recorded in Melbourne Australia at the W&G Studios (long gone) after the session that gave voice to one of the most remembered commercials of all time, "Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars"
The singers and I did one very "tongue in cheek" take.
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