Who said TV is not educational?

On this day in 2002, Thirteen/WNET in New York launched the animated, educational program Cyberchase, a math mystery program designed to inspire a love of math and problem solving in kids while teaching everyday math principles. This Emmy award-winning show has been at the heart of the PBS lineup ever since as one of the only educationally focused animated kids program on television. The cartoon is an entertaining and engaging watch as a team of three kids, Matt, Jackie and Inez, along with their cyberbird, Digit, use their math skills to save Cyberspace from the villainous Hacker.

The Cyberchase voice-over cast includes headline actors such as Christopher Lloyd and Gilbert Gottfried, as well as Novie Edwards, Jacqueline Pillon, and Annick Obonsawin. This video from Thirteen/WNET provides an inside look at the show and offers a glimse of the voice actors at work.

Cyberchase is a show that parents can enjoy with their kids and then continue to reinforce the learning during everyday teachable moments. Who said there is nothing educational on TV?

Cyberchase Trailer:

Other links of interest: iLearn Technology, Austin Children’s Museum, The STEM Blog

Tags: anniversary, TV, voice actors, voice-over

Thursday, January 21, 2010

As an important device in the world of audio engineering and voice-over (VO), the VU Meter serves as the inspiration for monitoring and measuring the voice-over industry over time via the "VO Meter" blog. Subscribe to the “VO Meter” via RSS feeds or receive email updates and be treated to a bit of voice-over history and trivia with each entry.

Blog Author: Kevin Readdean, Voice Talent, KevinsVoice.com