Marilla Wex - the Official WebsiteActress, comedian, award-winning voice artist2012-05-08T14:27:26Zhttp://marillawex.com/feed/atom/WordPressMarillaWexhttp://feedburner.google.comRillhttp://www.marillawex.com<![CDATA[Jack Astor’s radio spot]]>http://marillawex.com/?p=30122012-02-27T17:30:16Z2012-02-27T17:30:16Z0It’s here! It’s here! For those of you that haven’t heard it yet, here’s the radio spot I did for Jack Astor’s WTF campaign. It was recorded at Pirate Radio, directed by Tom Goudie, engineered by Jared Kuemper and written by the clever chaps at Zulu Alpha Kilo. Enjoy the sweary lady!   Post from: Marilla Wex - [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://marillawex.com">Marilla Wex - the Official Website and Blog</a><br/><br/><a href="http://marillawex.com/2012/02/jack-astors-radio-spot/">Jack Astor’s radio spot</a></p>
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