"Unrehearsed, Gene has an amazing way of digging beyond the obvious...even with a total stranger like me."
~ Carolyn Collins, Photographer
"Gene has the superb talent and gift of conducting an interview, yet at the same time one never feels like one is being "interviewed"."
~ Julie Hill, Artist
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"Getting to Know..."
RECENT CHATS:
 Julie Hill, watercolor artist - click here.
 Carolyn Collins, photographic artist - click here.
In this day and age of web commerce, the personal touch is largely lost. Customers no longer know the artist the way they used to.
The connection is missing.
Gene has brought his experience and talents to help fill in this gap in our interactive lives. The familiar surroundings of your homes, studio's and offices help you to relax, and Gene's easy laid back style of chatting with you will create and audio file that let's people get to know you.
For more info on "Getting to Know...", please contact Gene directly via e-mail. gene@genegee.com
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| Gene and Julie Hill -- Click on photo to go to Julie Hill's website |
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COMMENTS ABOUT
"Getting to Know..." interviews
Gene Gee was an absolute delight to work with. His personal yet professionalism at every step made the interview such an enjoyable process. Gene has the superb talent and gift of conducting an interview, yet at the same time one never feels like one is being "interviewed". Amazingly enough, he has the freedom to allow the "chat" to be what it is meant to be...with the foresight and insight to uncover the depths of the subject matter. I am so pleased with the end product and can't wait for people to listen and thus be "Getting To Know..." me.
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WHO IS GENE GEE?
~ Background Narrative Connecting the right people with the right people at the right time is ultimately the driving motivation behind Gene's creative and business efforts. His experience and knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of all the major media (television - broadcast & cable/satellite; radio - local & national; internet; print; signage; mailing) serve his clients well and has confirmed his belief in the layering of the media for optimal successes.
With the majority of his experience in radio, he brings 20+ years of ‘hands on’ skills from both 'for-profit' and 'non-profit (non-commercial)' operations. Gene has worked successfully in multiple on-air roles as well as sales and management positions. His background ranges from small ‘Mom & Pop’ stations in rural settings to nationwide networks, and has been interviewed twice for international broadcasts airing in Israel, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and Canada.
After completing his studies in classical music as a vocalist, Gene continued his education focusing on philosophy and business. This combination causes some people to raise an eyebrow, but Gene explains it this way:
“A basic maxim of philosophy says ‘The question is at least as important as the answer.’ This is also very true of the approach we need to take with business and marketing.”
He is not lacking in understanding the business side of the equation, with not only a natural acumen in understanding business principles and practices, but also with work experience with Dun & Bradstreet as a business analyst, ad agencies in the south, west and mid-west, and as an active member on community service organization and hospital boards.
Gene knows that no matter how worthy the cause, if it isn’t funded well, it cannot reach its full potential. It is this attitude that can be seen among his many successful campaigns, including the highly successful ‘Hunger to Hope’ annual national radio campaign that raised monies for rescue missions across the US, which Gene was one of the founding architects. He also was a founding member and first President of the Board for the internationally recognized ‘Icebox Radio Theater’.
His passion though is working for those whose voices and stories need to be heard. Gene’s personal moniker is “Let No Injustice Go Unchallenged” and thus he has volunteered his time and efforts to such causes as animal rights, anti-sexual abuse campaigns, polio eradication, slavery issues, international women’s rights, and victims’ advocacy to name a few.
When asked about his success, Gene attributes it to “Connecting the right people with the right people at the right time”.
Talk Show Host As the creator and host of The Virtual Living Room Gene Gee has chatted with people from six different countries on three continents. He has discussed issues of worldwide implications with internationally known radio talk show hosts, former Muslim terrorists, a Holocaust survivor, a Harvard PhD, a conspiracy theorist, musicians from local to internationally acclaimed and several pertinent experts and authors.
Gene Gee and his guests have addressed issues surrounding:
~ the Israel / Palestinian conflict
~ the adult / embryonic stem cell debate
~ the purported 'North American Union'
~ spousal abuse within the church
~ local food shelf drives
~ county wide hospice services
~ local and regional events and festivals
"Living room chat" is how Gene prefers to describe his program, citing that 'interview' is such a formal sounding word that tends to make people put their guard up in anticipation of an adversarial encounter on the radio. "I prefer to sit down just like I was visiting with my guest in my living room over coffee or iced tea, and find out their story." He continues "If we find a 'rabbit trail' within the discussion that looks interesting, we'll go down that road a while and see where it leads".
His style seems to be working well as interview after inter... ummm chat after chat is followed up with a note of appreciation about how comfortable the guest felt, and how easy the interview was. Even from other talk show hosts. Guest comments are listed on this page.
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Other Comments
You're the best! I really admire and like you.
You really are very smooth Gene!
I want to be you when I grow up!
Tamar Yonah
Talk Show Host
Israel National Radio
www.israelnationalradio.com
Gene,
I just want to say again how much I enjoyed
being on the show with youthis afternoon.
You are the best—so easy to talk to and questions
that were right on target. You made the
hour just fly by and it was a joy. Thank you!
Kathleen M. Campbell
Campbell Public Relations, LLC
The Complete Solution Hi Gene!
It was a fun interview that both John and I enjoyed!
Thanks for making it so easy.
We'd love to do it again.
May God continue to bless you and your station!
Kendra Smiley
Host of a Nationally Syndicated Radio Vignette,
accomplished author, and conference speaker
www.KendraSmiley.com
Good morning Gene
I wanted to thank you again for inviting me to
be on your program. It was an honor! You
have a very gentle way. Please feel free to
call me to join you once again on your program.
Nancy Sauer
stopdomesticabuse.org Hello Gene..........
What a pleasure it was to be interviewed by you on Friday.
With your professionalism, interest, insight and joy, you
brought out all the best points of my book,
SAVVY SENIOR SINGLES, and I think the audience had
fun listening too. So thank you for making me sound so good!
I was going to write, "So thank you dear friend." Then I realized
we haven't even met even though I feel like you are a friend!
Samantha Landy
author of: Savvy Senior Singles,
and conference speaker
www.samanthalandy.com
Gene,
Thanks for your interest and encouragement in what Phil
and Heather [Joel] are doing in music and ministry. Phil
mentioned that he felt the interview went well and was impressed
with the casual yet in depth approach to interviewing.
Elizabeth
for Heather & Phil Joel
and "deliberatePeople"
www.deliberatePeople.com
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Voice Talent Gene Gee has a deep bass voice that has been compared to the likes of James Earl Jones, Barry White, and Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers); but with a uniqueness of style and delivery.
Gene's extensive training in classical and contemporary singing, theater, and media audio work make his work exquisite, unique and of the highest professional level.
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