Jock Blaney

KATI Announcer & Program Director from 1974-1978

Jock Blaney began his broadcasting career in Sheridan, just out of high school, working for KROE, a daytimer. He left Sheridan for Gillette to work for Roy Mapel at KIML. As it was a directional signal at night Jock had to upgrade his license to a First Class FCC operator’s permit. So, he left Wyoming for the big city of Los Angeles for school.

He worked for Mapel for several years before learning of a scholarship to train with Mel Blanc to learn voice acting skills from the Master of voice of the cartoons and commercials. Blaney left for the Hollywood Hills for two years.

He ended up in Casper at KATI in 1974 as an announcer and Production Director for Larry Wakefield and Pat Meenan.. While at KATI, Blaney won a nomination for a CLIO for Best Political Commercial in the country for a spot he wrote and produced with Doc Mueller for Pat Meenan’s 1976 Wyoming State House race. Jock left KATI as the Program Director for KTWO in 1977.

Frank “Jock” Blaney began has career in his hometown of Sheridan, Wyoming, working in radio there at KROE. After graduating from high school, he took a position for KIML in Gillette. As they were a directional signal at night, that meant Jock needed a First Phone License and he left for Los Angeles to attend a broadcast engineering school.. Jock remained at KIML for several years until he heard about a scholarship from a school operated by world famous Mel Blanc. Jock applied and was accepted and left once again for Los Angeles to learn character voices and Voice Acting skills from the Master, Mel Blanc and his staff of world renowned radio and movie actors. With these newfound skills as part of his toolbox, Blaney returned to Wyoming to make his way to Casper.

He came to KATI in 1974 and stayed until 1978. His airshows were filled with voices, humor and amazing production skills. In his time there, Jock became a man of a hundred voices and a production wizard. He won a nomination for a prestigious “CLIO Award” in 1975 for a commercial produced for KATI’s owner Pat Meenan. Meenan was a state legislator running for re-election and the commercial, produced with co-worker, Doc Mueller, was advertising Pat’s campaign. Later in his career, Jock went on to win numerous additional “Clio’s” and international broadcast awards for commercials.

Jock left KATI in 1978 for KTWO radio where he was on the air but was primarily their Production Director. While there, he won another CLIO nomination but this time he won and an IBA to boot. Jock’s talents really shined while he was in Casper.

In 1985, Blaney moved on to KTRS and the FM side of the dial where he entertained radio audiences like only Jock can do.

Blaney spent many years in Casper before heading off to the Pacific Northwest and a major market station in Seattle, where he stayed several years before starting own advertising agency. While in Seattle, jock contracted with a number of video game producers to add his numerous voice talents to their games and videos.

Jock currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, where the weather is better for golf, and he continues to run his advertising agency and be a major voice talent for numerous national and international clients. His voice is heard on creative works like Johnnie Walker Whiskey (Crossroads) and America’s Test Kitchen on PBS for twenty-one seasons. Blaney has played hundreds of different characters on video games, and virtual reality productions from some of the largest video producers in the world. Jock has also produced three albums of spoken word.

Jock Blaney’s website can be found at: https://jockblaney.com/

Game Credits for Jock Blaney

Video/Cinematics
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (2009)		(Motion Capture)

Audio
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition (2017)		(Narrator)
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (2009)		(Voice Talent)
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008)		(Voice Actors)
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007)		(Voice Actors)
Scene It?: Music (2006)		(Voice-Over Talent)
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (2005)		(Voice Actor)
F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon (Director… (2005)		(Voice Actors)
Card Games: Hoyle 2004 Edition (2004)		(Voice Actors)
Rise of Nations: Gold Edition (2004)		(Narrator)
Contract J.A.C.K. (2003)		(John Jack, Dmitrij Volkov)
Aliens Versus Predator 2: Primal Hunt (2002)		(Aliens versus Predator 2)
Hoyle Casino Empire (2002)		(Voice Actors)
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way (2002)		(Voice Cast)
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2002)		(Dmitrij Volkov)
Aliens Versus Predator 2 (2001)		(Voice & Motion Capture Artists)
Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove (2001)		(Additional Voice Talent)
Moop and Dreadly in the Treasure on Bing Bong Island (2001)		(Additional Voice Talent)
The Operative: No One Lives Forever – Game of the … (2001)		(Dmitri Volkov)
Spy Fox: “Operation Ozone” (2001)		(Additional Voice Talent)
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000)		(Voice and Motion Capture Artists)
Hoyle Backgammon & Cribbage (1999)		(Voivce Actor)
Hoyle Card Games (1999)		(Acting / Voiceovers)
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (1999)		(Unit Voices)
Hoyle Board Games (1998)		(Acting / Voiceovers)
Rage of Mages (1998)		(Featuring The Voice Talents Of)

Jock Blaney in KATI Control Rm Takes a pie – 1977

1977 – Jock Blaney takes a pie in KATI Control Room

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Jock Blaney – 1977

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Jock Blaney lea Ashba & Al Harris WAB

L-R: Jock Blaney, Lea Ashba Boyd & Al Harris (KUGR-Green River). All are attending the Wyoming Association of Broadcasters Convention (WAB) in 1977.

Jock Blaney in New York

Jock Blaney at the hotel in New York City to receive his national CLIO award for Best Commercial in the United States. The spot was for the Re-election campaign of Pat Meenan for the Wyoming State House.

Jock Blaney in New York Clio Trip

JOck Blaney Clio Ceremony

Jock Blaney at the CLIO ceremony in New York City to receive his national CLIO award for Best Commercial in the United States. The spot was for the Re-election campaign of Pat Meenan for the Wyoming State House.