It's the birthday of Roger Ebert, a great film critic, TV host and author, and a pioneer in developing realistic-sounding electronic voices. Today we have the story of how he worked to create a voice called "Roger Jr." Plus: how about teaching the electronic voices to read some of Ebert’s hilariously devastating negative movie reviews?
Remaking my voice (TED Talks)
Roger Ebert's New Voice (CBS Sunday Morning)
Ebert's Most Hated (RogerEbert.com)