Michelle420
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NPR introduced listeners yesterday to Sabrina Farhi, the woman who beginning next month will be the one delivering such familiar lines as "Support for NPR comes from " and (the even more well-known) "This [pause] is NPR." You can hear her introduce herself below. Almost immediately after the clip was sent around the Slate office the debate began: Does the new voice of NPR have vocal fry?! Let us know your thoughts in the comments or on Twitter.
[ame=http://youtu.be/YEqVgtLQ7qM]"Vocal fry" speaking with Faith Salie - YouTube[/ame]
New NPR voice: Does the new "This Is NPR" voice have vocal fry? Listen for yourself.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/28/s...rs-in-vocal-patterns.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0