Ask ten people to describe a Chicago voice and you’ll get ten answers, and most will involve a Bears-superfans sketch. That’s not what I mean here.
When producers ask for a “Chicago read,” they usually want something harder to name. It’s a voice that sounds like a real person talking to another real person. It’s warm without being syrupy, and it has a little dry humor underneath. It’s confident without sounding like it’s selling you something.
