Rory O'Shea: BIOGRAPHY
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Productions. Rory traces his broadcast lineage back to the era
of Marconi, when his grandfather was one of the fastest telegraph operators
for the merchant navy during World War I. 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 in 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 television commercial with renowned comic John Candy. It was the first of 10 TV commercials 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 gig. 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.
He hosted the afternoon show while continuing to do national on-camera work.
During this stint he interviewed such rock icons as 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 more on television and film acting along with voice over services from his state-of-the-art home 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 and Bass Pro Shops on national television. His distinctive voice has narrated shows on TSN, Comcast,The Outdoor Life Network, SPEED Channel and Much More Music. His diversity and range of characters has allowed him to supply voices for Canada’s premier animation house Nelvana as well as video games and children's toys. He has also hosted programs for Delta Airlines and Air Canada.
The sky continues to be the limit. Stay tuned....
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