Karen Murray got started in the voice-over business as an on-air personality, hosting a popular radio show during her four years at Wesleyan University.  Upon moving to New York, she quickly began building a name for herself while voicing many audio books for children, short story romances, instructional English language tapes, and local radio spots.

Setting her sights on the lucrative commercial voice-over world, Karen immersed herself in high quality voice-over training.  “If you want to be a working voice-over professional, developing your skills is the key to your success”, says Ms. Murray.

The training paid off. She has since voiced national campaigns and regional commercials for such high profile advertisers as: Barnes and Noble Nookcolor, Verizon, General Mills, Colgate Palmolive, Soft Scrub, Walmart, Lincoln Mercury, MTV, Avis, Lowe's, BellSouth, Mercedes Benz, Macy’s, Visine, McDonald's, Nivea, Hershey's, Lays, ExxonMobil and Time Warner, among many, many others.

You can also hear Karen putting her narration skills to work on the following audio books: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, written by author Heidi Durrow whose debut work was recently nominated for a 2011 NAACP Image Award and named by Booklist as one of the Top 13 Audio books of 2010, as well as Bitch is the New Black, by hot new author Helena Andrews.

“In this business, having a nice voice isn’t enough”, says Ms. Murray.  “Knowing how to use it behind the microphone is everything.  That’s why I created TVIY.  My goal is to help people get started in the voice-over industry with quality training & technique.  I believe the best instruction comes from someone who is a working professional in the field- and that’s where I come in.”

Karen is at the top of the list of many of the city's most notable casting directors, & feels blessed to be working in this highly competitive industry.