Fred Newman, Caltech graduate, once tested his free-throw shooting ability against Rick Barry, at the time the most accurate free-throw shooter in NBA history. Not surprisingly, Newman lost. In ...

Fred Newman may be a walking sound-effects machine, but he's been pretty quiet about the star-studded chapters of his life story. He's rarely, if ever, publicly shared anecdotes about his early ...

When I spoke with Newman on the phone, he exuded the excitement of a kid putting on a show for the family, only a lot funnier. (click thumbnail) Fred Newman During our conversation he peppered his ...

Today's segment features a conversation with Fred Newman, the show's sound effects artist, about the show, his skill set and how he comes up with all the wonderful, zany audio highlights of his act.

Oh, there might be a slight wind rustling among the dry branches of the catalpa trees off ...

Fred Newman is the voice actor responsible for most of the sound effects in Nickelodeon’s Doug, including the theme song, and he’s also the subject of Great Big Story’s most recent great big ...

Fred Newman may be a walking sound-effects machine, but he's been pretty quiet about the star-studded chapters of his life story. He's rarely, if ever, publicly shared anecdotes about his early ...