Jackson native breaks into entertainment business

Thursday, July 24, 2008 By Chris Pagano Fred Stoverink, a Jackson High School graduate, is doing voice-over work in Los Angeles. (Submitted photo) Fred Stoverink's Midwestern accent is what landed him the position as voice actor on the nationally syndicated car and motorcycle show "Steel Dreams," aired on WPSD (channel 6) at 4:30 a.m. Sunday or at 3 a.m. Monday. "I hammed up my accent and auditioned over the phone and they asked me to do the job," said Stoverink, a 1991 Jackson High School graduate. "I kept the job by being eager to work, professional and reliable — a trait not readily found in L.A. Unlike a role, voice actors carry the energy of the show providing a segue from one clip to the next." Stoverink graduated from the University of Missouri in 1998 with two bachelor's degrees, one in electrical engineering and one... [read full story]