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Jim Dale wins Grammy for "Deathly Hallows" audiobook  
Tonight, the 50th annual Grammy Awards were held, and Jim Dale has won in the category of "Best Spoken Word Album for Children" for his work on the U.S. audiobook version of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".
Source: grammy.com
Posted by Prof. Dish on Feb 10, 2008 at 10:30 PM

Jim Dale nominated for a Grammy  
The 50th annual Grammy award nominations were announced earlier today and Jim Dale, the voice actor for the U.S. "Harry Potter" audiobooks, has been nominated for an award for his work on "Deathly Hallows," under the category of Best Spoken Word Album For Children.
Source: Theater Mania
Posted by Geri on Dec 6, 2007 at 2:07 PM

Jim Dale

Jim Dale knows how the series ends    
Jim Dale, the U.S. narrator of the "Harry Potter" series, is one of the few people in the world who knows how the "Harry Potter" series ends. Dale finished recording for the audio for the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" book over two months ago, a process that took two-and-a-half weeks and is sworn to secrecy as to how it all ends.
Source: New York Times via Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on Jul 16, 2007 at 10:20 PM

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'

Toys "R" Us, Barnes & Noble announce NYC events for 'Deathly Hallows'  
Last month we told you about the Barnes & Noble's special event featuring "Harry Potter" U.S. narrator Jim Dale at one of their New York stores to celebrate the release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." We now have the full details of the event, which will include bestselling children's authors and a live webcast of the event on the B&N website. We have also learned that toy store Toys "R" Us will be hosting a special event at their flagship store in Times Square, on Friday, July 20 with games, quizzes and prizes.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Jun 28, 2007 at 8:24 PM

Jim Dale

Jim Dale to host 'HPDH' release party in NYC  
Jim Dale, the U.S. narrator of the "Harry Potter" books will host a midnight release party for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in New York on July 20th.
Source: Business Wire
Posted by Geri on May 8, 2007 at 9:29 AM

Ralph Fiennes

'Potter' stars at the Tony Awards  
Tonight stars that have appeared on Broadway in the last year were honored by their peers at the 60th Annual Tony Awards. From the "Harry Potter" movies, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Zoë Wanamaker and the voice of the books Jim Dale were all nominated.
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Jun 11, 2006 at 8:26 PM

Richard Griffiths & Frances de la Tour

Stars from 'Potter' win on Broadway    
"Harry Potter" stars Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursely), Frances de la Tour (Mme. Maxime), and Jim Dale the voice of the audio books, all won awards last night given by the Drama Desk, an organization of theater journalists and critics.
Source: Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on May 22, 2006 at 9:34 AM

'Half-Blood Prince'

Audio version of 'HBP' inducted into APA's Hall of Fame  
The audio version of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," narrated by Jim Dale, has become the first book inducted into the Audio Publishers Association's brand-new Hall of Fame.
Source: Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on May 21, 2006 at 11:19 AM

GRAMMY nomination for Jim Dale  
Jim Dale, the voice actor for the U.S. "Harry Potter" audiobooks, has been nominated for a Grammy Award for his work on the most recent release of the wizarding series, "Half-Blood Prince."
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by eudaemonia on Dec 8, 2005 at 2:33 PM

Jim Dale

Dale's opinion on Harry    
It would seem that when a statement is given credence by newspapers and web sites all over the world people begin to think that is true. Such is the case when "Harry Potter" narrator Jim Dale expressed his opinion that author JK Rowling would kill Harry off in the last book.
Source: Daily Mirror via Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on Dec 6, 2005 at 7:47 PM

JK Rowling

Video of Rowling reading from 'HBP'    
Yesterday evening Harry Potter author JK Rowling read from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" at Edinburgh Castle to an audience of kids. The video shows Rowling arriving to screaming fans as she stops to sign some autographs, she also read an excerpt from a beginning chapter of the book.
Source: Barnes and Noble.com
Posted by Geri on Jul 16, 2005 at 12:27 PM

Audio: Voice of 'Harry Potter' greets e-mailed customers    
Customers of Borders Books & Music who reserved an in-store copy of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" were greeted today by Jim Dale when they checked their e-mail. Check out the 32-second audio message here. In semi-related news, Borders Group's CEO will be delivering copies of the book to patients at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York, who are unable to attend a bookstore event due to illness.
Source: Borders
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 12, 2005 at 8:31 PM

Interview with Jim Dale    
Jim Dale, the voice behind "Harry Potter" talked recently about the hope that no leaks will happen from "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," as this will ruin the magic for the fans. He also discusses being recognized as the voice by children and how he came up with the voice of "Harry Potter." The article does contain a spoiler about the book.
Source: CBS News
Posted by Geri on Jul 11, 2005 at 9:49 AM

Jim Dale to read 'Harry Potter' on Today Show    
With just days to go till the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" NBC's "Today Show" will host Jim Dale reading a passage from the series on Tuesday, July 12. MuggleNet has learned that NBC wants viewers to be a surprised as to what Mr. Dale will actually be reading. Will it be HBP?
Source: Today Show/NBC via MuggleNet
Posted by Geri on Jul 8, 2005 at 5:39 PM

Jim Dale

Jim Dale talks about 'Half-Blood Prince' audio process    
As the 'voice' behind "Harry Potter" Jim Dale is privy to knowing what happens in the books before many of the fans. In a recent interview he discusses the process he uses when recording the books, the secrecy involved and his career.
Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette via Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on Jun 23, 2005 at 11:44 AM

Jim Dale

Jim Dale to host Barnes & Noble 'Potter' party on July 15    
Barnes & Noble announced today that actor and "Harry Potter" audio book reader Jim Dale will host a midnight event to celebrate the release of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" in New York City on July 15.
Source: Business Wire via Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on May 24, 2005 at 12:22 PM

‘Half-Blood Prince’ audio book news for U.S. and Canada    
We previously reported that the British version of the audio books for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince would go on sale August 25th, well now we have news that the U.S. and Canadian version read by Jim Dale will go on sale July 16, the same day as the book.
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Apr 28, 2005 at 8:44 PM

Harry hailed with Grammy nominations  
The 46th annual Grammy Award nominations are out, and Harry Potter popped up in two categories: John Williams with Best Score Soundtrack for a Motion Picture ("Chamber of Secrets"), and Jim Dale with Best Spoken Word Album for Children ("Order of the Phoenix").
Source: Grammys via Wizard News
Posted by Cheeser on Dec 5, 2003 at 4:33 PM

Fry 'OotP' excerpts available online  
iVillage.co.uk has made available 5 excerpts from Stephen Fry's reading of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." The audio book is scheduled for release on September 22.
Source: iVillage.co.uk via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by grae on Sep 16, 2003 at 2:57 PM

The Accidental Impressionist - an interview with Jim Dale  
Jim Dale relates how he literally fell into show business as he discusses his career in an interview for Copley News Service. His work on bringing Author J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series to life for Random House Inc.'s Listening Library is emphasized as his most notable achievement.
Source: Copley News Service via Wizard News
Posted by Sano Orbis on Sep 12, 2003 at 4:38 PM