Dave King

Current

Program Host at ShopNBC
Owner at On Air Excellence
President at King George Productions

Owner at VoiceOver King, Inc.

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Past

Senior Program Host at QVC & QVC-UK
Senior Program Host at QVC

Education

Pennsylvania State University

Recommended

12 people have recommended Dave

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Entertainment

Dave King’s Summary

For the nearly 20 years, Dave has captivated audiences from coast to coast in virtually every performance medium available – especially television. He is a dynamic, funny, articulate and charismatic African American male with a loyal following.

As an actor, Dave appeared in several hit television programs including The Cosby Show, Law and Order, Kate and Allie, and Hack. He also had roles on All My Children, as heart throb Mike Gordon, and Another World, as the tough-talking chief of detectives, Billy Cooper. In addition, Dave also appeared in dozens of commercials and did well over a hundred voice-overs.

Dave began his career as a Host/Anchor, working for HBO Entertainment News. He followed that with a stint as the host of Nine Broadcast Plaza on WWOR in New York. For 13 years, Dave was one of the top Program Hosts on QVC, an international electronic retailer. Dave interviewed superstars in the world of music, television, motion pictures, and sports – a list that includes Diana Ross, Lionel Ritchie, Suze Orman Shania Twain, Donald Trump, Neil Diamond, Larry King, Vanessa Williams and Joan Rivers.

Most recently, Dave has taken his hosting expertise to ShopNBC, the premiere lifestyle electronic retailer in the world. He also can be seen around the country as Dr. Cool Tech introducing America to the latest and coolest consumer electronics items available.

All tolled, Dave has logged more than 9800 hours of live television. Live - no cue cards, no teleprompter, no second takes. That’s more than Jay Leno and David Letterman combined!

Dave holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Penn State University, where he played Free Safety for the legendary Joe Paterno. He has three children, Dylan, his older son, Devin his younger son, and Demi, his daughter.

In addition to his many broadcast duties, Dave works extensively with The NFL and is a member of the Board of Directors for The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Dave King’s Specialties:

Television and live show Host/Interviewer, voiceover artist, and entertainment professional. Talk shows, morning shows, award show Master of Ceremonies, live home shopping. Coach for CEOs and Senior Management in public and motivational speaking, sales meeting presentations and on-camera. Coaching television and media personalities, inventors and guest hosts appearing on HSN and QVC. Successfully marketing products on HSN and QVC.

Dave King’s Experience

Program Host

ShopNBC

(Public Company; VVTV; Entertainment industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)
Owner

On Air Excellence

(Entertainment industry)

June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

On Air Excellence provides expert direction to on camera hosts and guests, both professional and non-professional. We offer one-on-one sessions, as well as classroom sessions, for public speakers and corporate spokespeople in and around Los Angeles. Our specialty is preparing people for on air sales presentations on QVC, HSN and ShopNBC. We teach you how to take ownership of the selling points and deliver them with passion & confidence while connecting wth your audience in a warm, comfortable, conversational and fun manner.
President

King George Productions

(Entertainment industry)

October 1994 — Present (15 years 3 months)

King George Productions is a production and integrated media services company owned by Dave King, his brother, Brett King, SVP, Scripted Programming at BET, and his sister, Patrice King-Brown, Prime Time Anchor on KDKA, the CBS Affilliate in Pittsburgh, PA. Originally founded as a tribute to their late father, George King, KGP does consulting for direct marketing and product development, as well as on-camera coaching for inventors, executives, celebrities and hosts for corporate events, infomercials and television. On the production company side, two projects for series television are currently in development.
Owner

VoiceOver King, Inc.

(Broadcast Media industry)

June 1986 — Present (23 years 7 months)

Dave has an extensive voiceover resume' that includes promos, commercials, narration and imaging. His voice has been described as "cool, smooth, rich and friendly," Clients include SONY Music, JVC, Buick, Chevrolet, McDonalds, and HBO among many others.
Senior Program Host

QVC & QVC-UK

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LINTA; Retail industry)

July 1995 — June 2008 (13 years )
Senior Program Host

QVC

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LINTA; Retail industry)

July 1995 — June 2008 (13 years )