Jonathan Goldstein, former host of CBC radio's WireTap Voice-over and acting work Joe Frank performed voice-overs for commercials including Zima, the Saturn Corporation and Jiffy Lube. He was the voice of the computer in Galaxy Quest and provided voiceovers for: Wild Rescues on Animal Planet Sexy Beast as the narrator on the trailer, which was nominated for best film trailer voice over in 2002 W/ Bob & David as the narrator in episodes 1 and 3 He also had a small acting role in The Game. Awards 2003 Third Coast International Audio Festival Lifetime Achievement Award During NPR Playhouse 1982 Broadcast Media Award 1983 Radio Program Award from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting Gold Award from the International Radio Festival of New York 1984 Gold Award from the International Radio Festival of New York (second) American Nomination to the Prix Italia 1985 Special Commendation from the Berlin Prix Futura During Work In Progress 1988 Major Armstrong Award Corporation For Public Broadcasting Program Award 1991 Peabody Award 1993 Guggenheim Fellowship for Radio Art References Further reading Tributes After his death, there was an outpouring among radio producers especially: a Radio Lab tribute an All Things Considered tribute and another from Fresh Air External links – official site Joe Frank – WFMU FAQs Joe Frank wiki Public Radio's Bad Dream – salon.com feature on Frank Joe Frank article in The Guardian Joe Frank 2016 Medical & Recovery Fund Deus Ex videogame voice work 1938 births 2018 deaths American radio personalities American people of Polish-Jewish descent French emigrants to the United States Hofstra University alumni American male voice actors Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni NPR personalities Peabody Award winners Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States