HDC - Key Persons
A resident of Huntsville for over 55-years, Bob Labbe witnessed the history of Redstone Arsenal first hand as his father worked for the U.S. Army and NASA. Bob's more than 40-years of experience as an award winning journalist/broadcaster, writer, public speaker and master of ceremonies have made Bob one of the most recognized personalities in the Tennessee Valley.
A graduate of Athens State University, with a degree in Business Administration, Bob also completed studies at Elkins Institute of Broadcasting and the Columbia School of Broadcasting. He has successfully completed an array of education courses in marketing, public relations and broadcasting. He is a sought after master of ceremonies and guest speaker for his lighthearted, casual style and multi-faceted experiences.
Bob's most recent work was on Redstone Arsenal in the audio/visual department as general manager of Redstone's Command Channel 42. He is a freelance writer for the Huntsville Times, Madison Weekly News and numerous other publications, hosts a weekly radio program, "Reelin' In The Years", on W-L-R-H Public Radio, and is a longtime high school basketball referee. He has been a public spokesperson for numerous local businesses through his work in TV/radio commercials.
Bob worked as a TV sportscaster on Channel 31 for 15-years being and was named the most popular local TV sports personality numerous years running. His work in television presented him with numerous broadcasting awards both locally and regionally, while personally covering the biggest events and names in sports; from personal one-on-one time with football legend Bear Bryant to actually boxing Muhammad Ali.
Kimberly Gail has worked in the broadcasting industry for twenty years. Following graduation from Murray State University in Murray, KY with a degree in Radio/TV, Kimberly became a news reporter in her hometown of Hopkinsville, KY. Half a year later, she set her sights on something larger - an internship with the Dept. of Army at the Pentagon.
Competing against more than 200 other applicants, Kimberly became one of two people ultimately interviewed and selected for the highly sought after Army Public Affairs Internship Program. Part of her training involved reporting for Soldiers Radio and Television and coordinating media for the funeral of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Upon completing the program, Kimberly accepted an offer to work as a broadcaster with American Forces Network at its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.
Kimberly remained with AFN for four years. While there she was hand-picked to voice commercials for such notable companies as BMW, Villeroy & Boch, Deutsche Bank and Lufthansa. When she returned to the U.S., she continued working for DoD as head of media relations for Fort Carson in Colorado. Kimberly eventually stepped down from her highly rewarding position to raise her young children.
Life was good, but when her husband's position as a contractor wasn't renewed, it was time for Kimberly to return to the professional world. This time, she did something slightly different from her previous work in news and public affairs; she became the co-host of a morning radio show. She loved nearly every aspect of her job, but after five years was more than happy to trade in those 3:30 a.m. waking hours for once again, staying home with her growing family.
Today, Kimberly and her husband Randy have three children, ages 8, 7 and 4. In her spare time Kimberly voice tracks a weekend program for KTLF in Colorado Springs, Colo. and voices commercials and training videos whenever the opportunities arise.
Richard Hall is a master storyteller and can keep an audience's attention with the very best of them! His natural style could be closely compared to and considered a mix of Bill Ratner, James Earl Jones, and Robert Clotworthy. Trustworthy, Sincere, Authoritative, Friendly, Fresh, Powerful, Energetic, Relatable, Rugged, Masculine/Manly, Smooth, Soothing and Believable are all adjectives that come to most client's minds when describing Richard's voice. He is a trusted voice with a brilliantly warm, honest timbre for commercials, narration, radio imaging and sweepers, e-learning, business and corporate voice overs, audio books, movie trailers, and more dedicated to bringing the right connection to your audience!
Having studied music and communications at an Ivy League Liberal Arts College, Richard possesses the artistic touch needed to fully grasp the aesthetic nuances that separate "good" voice acting from "great" voice acting! Coupled with a very unique, diverse and successful background working for an Audio Video Production Company, in business sales and Christian Ministry (music/youth/audio-video), he instinctively connects with people in an open and honest way...
He is extremely knowledgeable and professional, but is very easy to work with! Work is ALWAYS on time and exactly what you're looking for. He takes direction well and is flexible with his schedule. The quality of his work and professionalism make him one of the very best to work with…
Additionally, as a seasoned producer, Richard can provide production music and sound effects to create a finished world-class product.
Job Titles:
- Director of Engineering
- Partner
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
- Partner