I came to this this page because I wanted to learn more about the voice heard on a motivational recording published by the Stanford Institute. I bought one of their gold-colored vinyl recordings in 1968. The records sold nationwide. Franklyn MacCormack worked in an era when announcers often had voices which radiated high quality and commanded authority. My recording is designed to boost confidence, and it belies the description of his voice as "gloomy." Franklyn MacCormack covers some of the same territory as Earl Nightingale, another Chicago-based announcer who made motivational recordings.