APH Studio Narrators
Randy Atcher
How long with the APH Studio?
1969–1981, 1990–present
Which awards and honors?
Scourby Award, Non-Fiction, 1994
The kinds of books you usually record:
Non-fiction books in a wide variety - many WWII books. Also Newsweek and Reader's Digest.
The kind of books you prefer to record:
I enjoy all the books, some more than others. The books I prefer are ones from which I learn; non-fiction. I enjoy reading Newsweek.
APH Studio Samples
- Preamble to the U.S. Constitution (:30/481K/MP3)
- U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1 of 4 (:49/289K/MP3)
- U.S. Declaration of Independence, 2 of 4 (:48/284K/MP3)
- U.S. Declaration of Independence, 3 of 4 (:43/255K/MP3)
- U.S. Declaration of Independence, 4 of 4 (:31/185K/MP3)
- U.S. Declaration of Independence, 1 of 2 (1:35/1.45MB/MP3)
- U.S. Declaration of Independence, 2 of 2 (1:14/1.12MB/MP3)
Your favorite book(s) that you've recorded at APH and why:
- "Mighty Stonewall" — I like Civil War history.
- "A Good-Natured Riot" — Story of the Grand Ole Opry.
- "Cash," by Johnny Cash — Familiar people
- "Fifty to Forever," by Hugh Downs
- "Angels: God's Secret Agents" — I enjoy some religious books.
- "Tom Landry" — I'm a big sports fan.
Your least favorite book(s) that you've recorded at APH and why:
- "The Best American Sports Writing, 1998."
- "Crohn's Disease" — It has an impossible number of medical terms.
- "Fast Food Nation" — I didn't care to know.
What else do you do when you're not at APH?
I still do some entertaining (note: Randy is a singer, and picks a mean guitar. He's been in bands since he was 14 years old). I'm seriously into golf. I marvel at my family since I have a 91 year old sister, brothers 89, and 84, and sisters 80, and 74. I do quite a bit of charity work, and am on the Advisory Board of the Dream Factory.
Anything else?
I have been in entertainment for 69 years, except for nearly five years in WWII.
Former TV programs: T-Bar-V and Hayloft Hoedown in Encyclopedia of Louisville.
I enjoy hearing from people who like the books.
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