Rory O'Shea Productions

Rory O'Shea traces his broadcast lineage back to the era of Marconi, his grandfather   being one of the fastest telegraph operators for the merchant navy during World War I.  Years later Rory's mother became one of the first female news announcers in Ireland, on Radio Eireann, in the early 1950’s.

Rory had an auspicious start towards broadcasting when he reached the Canadian national public speaking finals at the young age of 13, taking second place honours with a judge's recommendation that he sign with a talent agent.

He followed that solid advice. Months later he had official representation and was co-starring in a Heinz Ketchup television commercial with renowned comic John Candy.  It was the first of ten TV ads to feature Rory during his teens.

By age 21, Rory had realized his initial dream of becoming a broadcaster landing his debut on-air gig for radio stations 1350 CKAR / 94.9 FM-CKQT in Oshawa, Ontario, (near Toronto) in early 1984.  By 1985, a Calgary radio station offered Rory his next job. It was in this market where he honed his skills over the following decade.

After three years with contemporary hit radio station AM106 he moved to a rock format on the FM side of the dial at Z99 in Red Deer, Alberta, hosting the afternoon show while continuing to do national on-camera work. During this stint he would meet rock icons Robert Plant, David Bowie, Peter Frampton, Eric Burdon, Wolfman Jack and many more.

In 1992 Toronto's legendary rock station Q107 came calling and Rory returned home to work for 'The Mighty Q'. He was now a seasoned radio veteran and over the next 5 years built a popular following in the massive southern Ontario/ western New York market. He hosted every prime slot on 'Toronto’s Best Rock' – from 'Psychedelic Psunday' to the afternoon and morning drive shows.

'Rockin Ror' expanded his national exposure with syndicated radio shows such as 'On Stage Live' and 'Classic Rock Live' as well as augmenting his live event hosting and charity work including The Starlight Foundation and the annual Ride For Sight motorcycle journey for the Foundation Fighting Blindness.

In early ’98 Rory shifted gears and mediums and went from radio "rock jock" to TV news anchor with Canada’s Weather Network. Although radio had always been a passion for Rory he started to focus on television and film acting along with voice over services from his state-of-the-art studio.

He incorporated his other passion of motorcycling and hosted three seasons of the program 'Free Ride' on Global TV’s Prime Television Network. He has since appeared in acting roles for productions airing on A&E, HBO, BBC, SHOWTIME, LIFE-TV, ABC and ESPN.  In television commercials he's pitched everything from Campbell’s Soup with hockey superstar Mario Lemieux to Budweiser during the NFL playoff schedule.

Rory has been the voice of MasterCard and Tylenol on national radio as well as Time/Warner Cable, Golf Town and Carlsberg on national television. His distinctive voice has narrated shows on PBS, History Television, Discovery Channel, The Outdoor Life Network, SPEED Channel, TV Tropolis and Much More Music. His diversity and range of characters has allowed him to supply voices for numerous animated projects plus video games and children's toys. He has also hosted in-flight programs for Delta Airlines and Air Canada.

His expertise at voice over particularly shines in the complex and challenging specialty of medical narration.  His style and tone are a perfect fit for detailed medical tutorials or pharma product launches.  He is a favourite among the medical, dental and pharmaceutical fields for relaying their unique messages via PowerPoint, DVD, CBT or on-camera presentations.

Rory is a member of the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists (SaVoa)