Two longtime Inland Empire residents, one an Academy Award winner and the other a well-known announcer and industry hall of fame inductee, will share their career stories at a program presented by the Cal State San Bernardino College of Arts and Letters, Coyote Radio and Coyote Advertising.
“Taking My Talent From the Inland Empire to the World” will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the university’s Barnes Theater, and will feature Cindy Jo Hinkleman, an Academy Award winner, and Larry Huffman, a TV producer and a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame as a race announcer.
They will share the techniques they used to get their talents notices by major entertainment groups, producers and directors.
Hinkleman won her Oscar in 2001 for sound editing. She majored in telecommunications at San Bernardino Valley College before transferring to Cal State Northridge, were she earned her degree in radio, TV and film. She is also known for her work on the films “Jeepers Creepers” (2001), “Rush Hour 2” (2001) and “Rounders” (1998).
In addition, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Best Spoken Word Album for Children, and as the sound editor of the audiobook 'Anne Frank: They Diary of a Young Girl, Definitive Edition.'
Huffman combined his early career as a radio DJ and a passion for motorcycle racing to become a lifelong race announcer. In addition to announcing at major races throughout the country, Canada and Japan, he created and produced the first motorcycle magazine television show to air on a major American network, 'Motorcycle World with Larry Huffman,' which was followed by a radio version of the show that aired in many California cities. He was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2008.
He also co-wrote and co-produced the motion picture 'On Any Sunday II,' and provided announcer roles for numerous TV shows, including 'Charlie's Angels,' 'CHiPs,' 'Miami Vice,' 'Fantasy Island' and 'Knight Rider.' Huffman was the announcer in the 1994 award-winning Miller Lite 'Weinerdog Winternationals' commercial that aired during the Olympics, the World Series and the Superbowl.
For more information on the program, call (909) 537-5781.