"I look forward to more tough questions from Jamie and hearing his voice - even if in digital form - again," she said. Ros-Lehtinen said she's happy he found a solution that allows him to keep listeners informed about what's going on in the nation's capital. "We used his archived radio reports as the source material for the voice," said Graham Leary, who used the recordings to build Dupree's digital voice for CereProc. Normally, to create a voice, CereProc clients have to record themselves speaking, something impossible for Dupree. The publicity surrounding the speech led to talks with CereProc. rallied for his cause on the House floor. Jamie Dupree, 54, a political radio journalist with Cox Media Group, got a new voice that trained a neural network to predict how he would talk, using samples from his old voice recordings, the BBC reported. Finally, last year, the head of the voice center at the Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic diagnosed him with tongue protrusion dystonia, a rare neurological condition that causes the tongue to protrude and the throat to close when the brain sends the signal to speak. He visited hospitals searching for a diagnosis. injunction, the former husband had to show a change in circumstances. Still, he wanted to find out what was happening to him. ATLANTA Two years ago, longtime radio reporter Jamie Dupree encountered what others in his profession might see as an insurmountable challenge: He lost his voice. family court personnel opportunities to voice concerns regarding personal safety. That didn't stop him from working: He conducted interviews through written words and wrote, rather than spoke, his stories. Cox partnered with a company that sampled Jamie’s voice using his news clips over the years and paired it with a text-to-speech program. Monday, Cox Enterprises rolled out Jamie Dupree 2.0. And so I’m not going to stop trying.But as the 2016 presidential election approached, he was voiceless. Jamie has accolades and well-wishes from elected officials on both sides of the aisleincluding a few floor speeches on the US House floor. “Let’s be frank about this whole situation - this sucks,” Jamie tells producers in ‘Voice of Reason,’ adding through misty eyes, “But there is no reason to quit. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday specifically warned researchers doing. In the meantime, Jamie wants everyone to know his overall health is good. FBI sounds alarm on Chinese hacking linked to Coronavirus. Specialists at Emory University in Atlanta are trying a new treatment that will slow down the movement of Jamie’s tongue to make it easier for him to speak. While my work is hard and different, life is about a lot more than that.” “Think about not being able to talk to your kids, or your wife or your father or your friends. While the condition has obviously affected his job, that’s not what Jamie says hurts him the most. He’s thankful to all who have wished him well. hearing her voice before I change to the other station that carries NPR. The documentary is peppered with moving interviews with Jamie’s colleagues, and even a few candid glimpses of Jamie with his kids. r/Atlanta - New documentary on how WSB reporter Jamie Dupree got back on the. ‘Voice of Reason,’ which became a labor of love for CMG Atlanta’s Jesse Brooks, delves deeper into CereProc’s technology and Jamie’s emotional journey over the past few years With innovative technology, CereProc developed a special voice app that allows Jamie to use a simple text-to-speech program to generate news reports in his old voice. And that’s when Mike Lupo at Cox Media Group’s corporate headquarters contacted a company in Scotland called CereProc. “It’s hard, but I’m working to come back hard,” Jamie said.Īs it became obvious in the last year that his voice was not coming back, Jamie doubled down his efforts to find answers.
Placing a pen in his mouth helps him speak. Nearly two years ago, his method of communication had to change.ĭoctors say a rare neurological condition is making it difficult for his brain to tell his tongue what to do while speaking. But, Jamie’s story transcends radio waves.ĭirected by Cox Media Group-Atlanta Videographer Jesse Brooks, ‘Voice of Reason’ is a story of triumph and how in Jamie’s words, despite life’s adversity, “There is no reason to give up.”Īs a Cox Media Group Washington Correspondent, Jamie spent more than three decades covering Capitol Hill. In essence, the documentary ‘Voice of Reason’ is the story of Jamie Dupree’s return to air. He looks up at the camera with a smirk and simply replies, “No.” Jamie Dupree, dressed for Capitol Hill, immediately begins writing down his response on his tablet. Jacksonville, FL - We open with a producer off-camera asking, “Can you give us a brief explanation of what’s going on with your voice?”
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