Who We Are
Larry MacInnis Mike Occomore Mike Tennant
Advertising pros providing free Public Service Announcements for worthwhile causes and charities.
Who We've Helped
Beginnings
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
At the start of the new millennium, Amnesty International wanted to bring the scourge of torture to the attention of the world.
In Canada, longtime radio pals Mike Tennant, Mike Occomore, Larry MacInnis and Terry O'Reilly formed The Pro Bono Group and pitched in to help.
Since the success of that first campaign 25 years ago, we have dona
At the start of the new millennium, Amnesty International wanted to bring the scourge of torture to the attention of the world.
In Canada, longtime radio pals Mike Tennant, Mike Occomore, Larry MacInnis and Terry O'Reilly formed The Pro Bono Group and pitched in to help.
Since the success of that first campaign 25 years ago, we have donated our writing, directing and production skills — and called upon the generosity of our many contacts in Canada and abroad — to help those who need help the most.
Currently, The Pro Bono Group has radio PSAs airing for The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Feed Ontario, and hundreds of food banks in towns and cities across Canada.
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Initially, The Pro Bono Group recorded at Pirate Radio and Television, a creative audio production company that Terry co-founded. Today, The Pro Bono Group is proud to have WANTED Sound + Picture as our creative development and audio production partner.
Praised as one of the world’s finest audio, visual and music production companies, WANTED makes its people, resources and Toronto studios available at no charge for all the charities and worthwhile causes we support.
Thank you WANTED. We couldn’t do what we do without you.
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
* WANTED! Sound + Picture
* The Coach House
* Alex Reinprecht
* Jeff Styga
* John deNottbeck
* Nicole Taylor
* Jeff Wright
* Augusta Brook
* Geddy Lee/Rush
* Donovan Bailey
* ACTRA
* BC Productions
* Rossi Ayres
* Ed Robertson/Barenaked Ladies
* Jason Marks Talent
* Jason Marks
* Maggie Cleary-Mattson
* Chase Madorsky
* Cassie Finley
* Tony Daniels
* Doug Be
* WANTED! Sound + Picture
* The Coach House
* Alex Reinprecht
* Jeff Styga
* John deNottbeck
* Nicole Taylor
* Jeff Wright
* Augusta Brook
* Geddy Lee/Rush
* Donovan Bailey
* ACTRA
* BC Productions
* Rossi Ayres
* Ed Robertson/Barenaked Ladies
* Jason Marks Talent
* Jason Marks
* Maggie Cleary-Mattson
* Chase Madorsky
* Cassie Finley
* Tony Daniels
* Doug Beaumont
* Shane MacInnis
* Braden Occomore
* Marc Jordan
* Molly Johnson
* Ron James
* Julie Khaner
* Kristina Nicoll
* Ruth Marshall
* Paul Bates
* Paul Smith - Edna Talent
* Donna Trimble - The Characters
* James Crammond - Noble Caplan Abrams Talent
* Noelle Jenkinson - AMI Artist Management
* Roberta Romano - Element Artist Management
* Emma Laird - Gary Goddard Agency
* Jeff Glockling - GGA
* Kat Carter
* Tom Goudie
* Corey Burton
* Henry Strozier
* Alexis Vigar
* Paul Miller
* Cameron Kennedy
* Stacey Depass
* Fred Napoli
* Helen King
* Rob Cowan
* Jessica Baker
* Matt Snell/Genesis Sound Inc
* Camilla Scott
* Pat Thornton
* Tracey Hoyt
* Chris Tait
* Bob Bainborough
* Megan Fahlenbock
* Toronto Fire Chief Bill Stewart
* Liz Ramos
* Rolando Giacoman
* Kathy Laskey
* Don Dickinson
* Richard Waugh
* Josh Peace
* David Bolt
* Pirate Radio & Television
* Toronto Police Chief William Blair
* Miranda Edwards
* Ann DeWig
* Linsey Alena
* Dominic Catrambone
* Bert Thomas Morris
* Elenna Stauffer
* Zac Fine
* Marie Westbrook
* Amara Balick-Karrer
* Nicole Balick-Karrer
* Carrie Olsen
* Sara Montgomery
* Beau Stephenson
* Alicia Katz
* Ben Turner Dixon
* Ted Evans
* Gord James
* Damon Papadopoulos
* Glenn Steinbaum
* Mara Junot
* Kiff VandenHeuvel
* Paul Boucher
* Frank Chen
* Jeff Kirkwood
* Adam Karch
* Bob Johnston
* James Dooley
* Ray Kahnert
* Matt Snell
* Craig Smeaton
* Warren Milando
* Ross Davies
* Linda Ballantyne
* Noel Johansen
* Matthew Edison
* Dave Charles
* Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks
* Ray Kahnert
* Doris Kahnert
* Michael Fullan
* Jack Willis
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
* Radio Connects
Caroline Gianias
Lisa Dillon
* Target Broadcast Sales
* Canadian Broadcast Sales
* Vista Radio
Bryan Edwards
Joe Gabor
* My Broadcasting Corporation
Jon Pole
Gail Keyes
* Starboard Communications LTD
John Sherratt
* Rogers Communications
Chris Pottage
Tim Webb
* Stingray Radio
Steve Jones
Steve Parsons
Scott Johns
* Bell Media
Dave Daigle
Perr
* Radio Connects
Caroline Gianias
Lisa Dillon
* Target Broadcast Sales
* Canadian Broadcast Sales
* Vista Radio
Bryan Edwards
Joe Gabor
* My Broadcasting Corporation
Jon Pole
Gail Keyes
* Starboard Communications LTD
John Sherratt
* Rogers Communications
Chris Pottage
Tim Webb
* Stingray Radio
Steve Jones
Steve Parsons
Scott Johns
* Bell Media
Dave Daigle
Perry MacDonald
Dean Rutherford
Curtis Papetti
Cecilia Wong
Adriana J. Sestito
* Bell Média Montreal
Jean-Philippe Marcil
Patricia Demers
Louis-Simon Ferland
* Bayshore Broadcasting
* Ted Woloshyn Podcast
Ted Woloshyn
Paul Gatt
* Corus Entertainment
Jackie Moss
Kate Buccioni
Brad Phillips
* Durham Radio
Doug Kirk
Steve Macaulay
* MZ Media
Grace Howley
Paul Stringer
* Local Radio Lab
Joe Middleton
* Central Ontario Broadcasting
Mora Austin
* Apostrophe Podcast Company
Terry O'Reilly
* Harvard Radio
Gary Brasil
* Byrnes Communications
Chris Byrnes
* National Campus and Community Radio Association
Barry Rooke
Eloisa Veliz
* SoundOff Media Company
Matt Cundill
* Toronto Mike'd
* Broadcast Dialogue
Connie Thiessen
* At The Crossroads Blues Radio
The ATC Blues Network
Brant Zwicker
* JAZZFM91
Toronto, ON
Dana Wigle
Denise Lau
* CFRC
Kingston, ON
Jim Birtch
* ERIN RADIO 91.7 FM
Phil Taylor
* Retrohits.ca
Darren
* 100.1 MOOSE FM
Fort St. John, BC
Chris Walker
Bernard Conner-Suen
* kissthe6ix.com
Wayne Reid
* Algonquin College
Dan Mellon
CKDJ 107.9 FM
Spotlight on ...
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Honorary Members of The Pro Bono Group
Tony Daniels
His work for The Pro Bono Group:
“41 Years Old” - Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (2023)
“Just Moved Here” - The Pro Radio Project (2024)
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You’ve heard his voice a gazillion times. Ok, maybe just a million. But he's everywhere. Whether it’s the main network voice for CBC Television, on a commercial for Lotto 649, or
Tony Daniels
His work for The Pro Bono Group:
“41 Years Old” - Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (2023)
“Just Moved Here” - The Pro Radio Project (2024)
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You’ve heard his voice a gazillion times. Ok, maybe just a million. But he's everywhere. Whether it’s the main network voice for CBC Television, on a commercial for Lotto 649, or one of the many voices on cartoons such as Get Ed, Ying Yang Yo, Ned’s Newt, Jo-Jo’s Circus, Care Bears, Fisher Price’s Little People, Bob and Margaret, the X-Men, Braceface, the Avengers or Rescue Heroes. Even if you’ve never seen Tony Daniels, you’ve certainly heard Tony Daniels.
Born in Toronto, Daniels started entertaining at age 11 as a talented guitar player and singer with several musical acts throughout Southern Ontario. While playing a local show, legendary 1050 CHUM disc jockey, Tom Rivers, discovered Tony and invited him to the studios. Tony immediately fell in love with radio. It was years later, at Toronto’s Q107, that someone discovered Tony had a nearly unlimited voice range. Eventually that led to contributing as a “Voice Guy” on legendary Toronto radio morning shows such as CHUMFM’s Roger, Rick and Marilyn, Q107’s Jesse and Gene Show, Brother Jake’s Q Morning Zoo and even a stint with Howard Stern in New York.
Daniels has another rare talent: He uses his keen ear to voice-match for major Hollywood stars. Picture James Earl Jones coming to Toronto to voice a major national radio campaign.
After Jones returns to the U.S., the client urgently needs to change the ad. But Jones is unavailable. So, they bring in Tony Daniels to imitate the star. Perfectly. That actually happened. And Tony has been voice-matching A list actors ever since.
GALLERY: MOMENTS WITH OUR GENEROUS FRIENDS, CONTRIBUTORS AND SUPPORTERS
Getting set to work with these two wonderful actors, Kiff VandenHeuvel (left) and Ben Turner Dixon, on a pair of new PSAs for the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. Kiff's film credits include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Nightcrawler and La La Land.
Ben has worked on countless feature films, animated projects and video games- and has the keen ability to voice-match for actors like Ryan Reynolds, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt, when producers are in a pinch.
Bob Bainborough, centre, is an actor/comedian known for playing the role of Dalton Humphrey in the comedy series The Red Green Show, and appearances on History Bites. He was nominated for a Gemini Award in both series.
This is not the first time Bob has helped out The Pro Bono Group. He appeared in our Amnesty International PSA titled "Torture" over 20 years ago. In September 2024, Bob drove two and a half hours just to record his lines and be part of our "Pro Radio Project". Thank you, Bob.
Our 2023 award-winning PSA campaign for Canadian Food Banks would not have been possible without the wonderful performances by these six individuals. Clockwise from top left: Dominic Catrambone, Nicole Balick-Karrer, Elenna Stauiffer, Lindsey Alena, Marie Westbrook and Zac Fine. You can listen to their powerful work in our archives. Look for "Pretend", "For Anyone", "Heart" and "Not Retail". Special thank you to Jason Marks Talent Management.
Canadian actress and former television host, Camilla Scott, came out of (acting) retirement today to play an important lead role in The Pro Bono Group's Pro Radio Project. She's worked with us before on campaigns for The Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Canadian Red Cross. Here she's in the booth at Toronto's Wanted! Sound. What a talent.
We can't say enough about Wanted! Sound's Jeff Styga, our World-Renowned Audio Engineer extraordinaire! When he's not putting up with The Pro Bono Group, Jeff spends a lot of time getting the sound mix just right on the wildly popular Dora the Explorer series.
A veteran of Toronto comedy stages, Paul Bates got his start at The Second City, where he wrote and performed in six revues. Tons of stage and screen appearances too. We were glad to have him lend his voice to a Pro Radio Project PSA titled "Winter", set to air, appropriately, in winter 2024-25. He's with The Pro Bono Group's Larry MacInnis (L) and Mike Occomore.
We were delighted to entice (at the usual Pro Bono rate of "pro bono") Noel Johansen, a Vancouver-based actor, for The Pro Radio Project. Noel has graciously offered to continue as the all-important main voice for the duration of this radio campaign. Thank you Noel.
Tracey Hoyt is not only a great voice actor, she is also a celebrated voiceover coach who worked for years coaching talent in conjunction with Pirate Studios in Toronto. So we were thrilled when Tracey agreed to lend her voice and support to The Pro Bono Group's Pro Radio Project.
Did you know: Tracey's father is the late Sandy Hoyt, legendary personality with Toronto radio stations CHFI and CFTR.
Photo- Tracey is with Larry MacInnis and Mike Occomore
Tony Daniels is a genius voice actor, chameleon-like with his many impressions and characters. You could hear him on back-to-back commercials - and not even realize it's him voicing both. The Pro Bono Group was excited to have Tony work with us again, this time for The Pro Radio Project. He can also be heard on our campaign for the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness.