Andrew Amador
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Career
Andrew is a prominent commercial spokesman and voice actor; many of his projects air nationally.During his active television and radio career, Andrew has worked as a news anchor, entertainment correspondent and reporter for television stations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Detroit; he also has anchored and reported for CBS Radio
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...
in Los Angeles (KNX, KFWB). In addition, Andrew was a popular disc jockey on Los Angeles progressive music radio stations KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
, KWST and the much-revered KNAC, America’s foremost “free form” radio station of the 1970's.
A fixture on Los Angeles television for many years, Angelenos may remember Andrew as the personable weathercaster and environmental reporter for KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV
KCAL-TV, channel 9, is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, USA, owned by the CBS Corporation. KCAL-TV shares its studio facilities with KCBS-TV inside CBS Studio Center in the Studio City section of Los Angeles, and its transmitter is located atop Mount Wilson.-Digital...
. Andrew was nominated for a feature story Emmy while at KCAL.
Andrew has twice been nominated for local news Emmys and was recognized for his journalistic excellence by the Associated Press, The Radio-Television Digital News Association and the Los Angeles Press Club. He is the recipient of a Golden Mike for his reporting work at KNX.
Andrew’s acting resume is highlighted by roles in “L.A. Story,” “The First Power,” “Taking Care of Business” and “The Net.” Network television appearances include work on “Dallas,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Quantum Leap,” “The Hogan Family,” and other hit TV shows.
His voice-over, narration and promo portfolio encompasses a wide range of projects, including campaigns for recording artists associated with nearly every major label in the U.S. and abroad.
Andrew is proud to be a part of the Los Angeles theatre scene; his favorite roles include blind baseball fan Greg in an award-winning production of “Bleacher Bums,” iconic playboy Elyot Chase in a well-received revival of Noel Coward’s “Private Lives,” and the pompous Petkoff in Shaw’s “Arms and the Man.”
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0023777/