 Jeff Laurence Worked in Tampa Bay from 1975 to 1993 starting at WLCY doing mornings and briefly as PD, and left briefly to run a commercial recording studio in Tampa... Rejoining radio at 1250 WDAE in 1977 doing various shifts and APD duties, then to mornings at Shering Plough's WSUN 620.
He left Tampa for a short morning stint at WQAM in Miami, then back to join neighbor and long time friend Jim Shafer at WSUN.. Went to WMGG (Magic 96) in 1986.. Stayed on through the W-Lite 95.7 era, and then off to Jacor to do middays at WFLZ (Z93 Oldies) and Creative Director status... After Z93 became The Power PIg, he went to Entercom's WYUU (U92) for afternoons. After a successful run there he joined Cox's WSUN/WWRM/WCOF cluster as Creative Director and worked on building his production business.
In the fall of 1992 he purchased his first home in Otto, North Carolina.. Married former WQYK copywriter Carol Latham, and moved full time to the Smoky Mountains. Today they are at a newer, more remote location with ten horses and nine dogs, mostly rescued animals, and a larger production studio serving radio and television station clients throughout the US and eight other countries worldwide.. They also do infomercial voice tracks and national spots.
2005 Update:
Jeff Laurence is the imaging voice for over 100 domestic radio and TV stations including Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, Cincinnati, Nashville, St. Louis, Indianapolis, San Diego and can still be heard in the Tampa Bay Area on Clear Channel's "Oldies 108" out of Sarasota. Additionally he is a national voice for DirecTV, NutriSystem, Westinghouse, Melita, Wendy's and many late night and weekend infomercials including Tilia Food Saver, Rug Doctor, The Ultimate Ladder and more. For a quick Jeff Laurence "fix" head to the nearest Bed, bath and Beyond and find the Space Bags display. He'll be there selling on the endless loop video everyday. Finally, Jeff is the English language voice for TNT Network television in Moscow, Russia
(no longer with Sirius, or WSM-FM... Signed a deal with Fox in Naashville)
Contact Jeff anytime at: jeff@jefflaurence.com
Web Site: www.jefflaurence.com |
