Shane O’Connor is an award winning** presenter, broadcaster, journalist and voice over artist based in the UK Midlands.
This site charts his meteoric rise from obscurity to mediocrity, celebrates his talent for putting a lot of words in the right order and shows you pictures that his family would rather remained private.Described as edgy, daring and a bit of a maverick by Dave Shelley, his driving instructor, Shane's presentation style has more grit than the toilets at a cat show and enough energy to keep a small flat powered for twenty six minutes (provided you don't use the kettle).
He describes his command of the English language as "the bestest what anyone can be hearing when they is listening to people what is saying stuff".
In the Audio Demo,Video and Voice over sections, you can hear Shane at work. Although, I think we can all agree that it's not really work, is it?
We welcome suggestions for stuff that we can put on the site, unless it's pictures of more talented / better looking presenters (we get asked that a lot).
If you want to get in touch, you can email Shane at shaneoconnor@me.com
** Home pickler of the year 1996 | Best kept nose hair 2001 & 2002
Shane’s route into broadcasting was neither speedy nor direct, even though you could say that radio is in his DNA.
His dad’s cousin is the legendary founder of Radio Caroline, Ronan O’Rahilly but it wasn’t until his mid-thirties and after a successful business career that he decided to head to the iconic Pebble Mill studios in Birmingham.
After learning the ropes on BBC WM’s late show, he went on to work on the station’s breakfast programme which subsequently reached the highest listening figures** in the station’s history. Whilst he was presenting the early breakfast show, he doubled the audience in the first three months.
Over the next three years, Shane presented a wide variety of programmes at BBC WM before being offered the Mid Morning and Saturday Breakfast Shows at BBC Radio Derby.
During his seven years at BBC Radio Derby, his highlights included covering two Royal visits, several major sporting events, presenting live shows from Europe and at one stage, he even found himself driving down the active runway at East Midlands Airport.
In 2011, Shane was offered the breakfast show at BBC Coventry & Warwickshire and again, the listening figures increased, seeing the highest breakfast audience in the history of the station.**
Even though he’s openly critical of industry awards, his tenure at the station saw BBC Radio Derby win the Radio Academy Station of the Year in 2007 and 2010 as well as a BBC award for Best Station in 2009. His breakfast show at BBC Coventry & Warwickshire won a BBC award, eleven months after joining the station.
During his five years at BBC C&W, Shane hosted debates and round-table discussions on the high-profile murder of 4 year old Daniel Pelka, helped Sky Blues fans follow the intricate twists and turns of their clubs most difficult period and fronted a cover of the hit "Let's Go Round Again” with The Specials’ Horace Panter and Neville Staple.
As he approaches 15 years as a freelance radio broadcaster, Shane has successfully presented programmes on a range of subjects as diverse as politics, business, sport and music as well as hosting phone in’s and interviewing more than his fair share of celebrities.
As a keen guitarist, he has consistently fought to champion live music and unsigned bands long before local radio decided it was cool to do so.
His favourite sporting achievements so far include playing darts with John Lowe, football with Gary Rowett, cricket with Dominic Cork and bald head rubbing with Willie Thorne. Well, he started it.
In his spare time, he and his wife love to travel and they have visited more than twenty five countries, with more on their wish list still to see. He plays bass and guitar and is a bit of an aviation anorak.
Shane is available for freelance TV and radio presentation, podcasting, contributions, voice over, stage hosting, corporate functions, writing and reviewing.
Contact - shaneoconnor@me.com
** Listening figures remain unbeaten.
Shane talks Business
Shane talks Entertainment
Shane talks Law & Order
Shane talks Music
Shane talks Politics
Shane talks Sport
Shane talks Straight
Shane talks Technology
Shane talks TV
Shane talks Health
Aircheck 2016
Aircheck 2015
Demo Montage I
Demo Celebrity
Demo Politics
Demo News
Demo Montage II
Demo Music
Demo Out & About
Demo Sport
Demo Montage II
Shane is available as a freelance voice over artist, bringing his wide array of accents and styles and fifteen years of experience as a broadcaster to your specific project requirements.
Based in the Midlands area of the UK and with home studio facilities, he can script read, record, edit and deliver high quality audio.
Sessions can be directed and / or recorded via Skype or Apple face time.
Please contact us for details. shaneoconnor@me.com
Also available through Intervoiceover.com.
General Voice Over
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