As I was listening to the Mist on tape the other day, I found myself drawn back in time. The reader is Frank Muller, and his narration was good. Really good. I wanted to learn more about this guy. I've heard his voice for horus upon hours, but know literally nothing about him. So, I decided to do a little research.
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A natural place to start is http://www.frankmullerhome.com/ This website is very well done.
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My favorite quote: "(When Frank reads) the blind will see, the lame will walk, and the deaf will hear." - Stephen King (Humm... I thought that was another guy...)
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The website notes, Claudia Howard, an Executive Producer at Recorded Books, estimates that for each of the titles Frank has recorded there are at least 5,000 copies in existence in public libraries today. Frank has recorded over 200 books for over 100 authors, so that suggests there are 1,000,000 copies in existence! Libraries report that popular audio books circulate 10 to 15 times annually, so each of Frank's performances could be reaching between 50,000 to 75,000 new listeners every year. Multiplying that estimate times the number of copies would conservatively suggest that 10,000,000 readers are reached each year. If you then multiply that by the number of years each author's audio books have been in existence, you begin to get an inkling of the incredible number of individuals who have experienced literary works through Frank's skills as a storyteller..
here's a great video from the muller site, includes comericals Muller was in, clips from soaps, and more. . . so just check this out, because it's neat! http://www.frankmullerhome.com/videopage.html
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