The Ultimate Oldies Show
The Ultimate Oldies Show is a syndicated, weekly, thematic ride with the music, artists, producers, musicians and cultural touchstones of the late 1940’s through the early 1970’s. Stories, anecdotes, chart information,
interview clips and trivia complement the recognized, the long forgotten and the never heard rock'n'soul
songs of that memorable period.
Actor, Entertainer
During
the past three plus years, Mike has appeared in four theatrical
productions, directed a play, acted in four short films,
performed in almost a dozen murder mysteries, appeared in numerous improvisation shows with
Triage and voiced several radio and
television commercials.
Mike just finished appearing in an engaging interpretation of Studs Terkel's Hard Times at Innovation Theatre Works.
His range of roles include a drug dealer, a swinger, an arrogant winemaker, a confused and irritated Southern lawyer/husband, a kindly 19th century clerk, and a somewhat crazed gold miner. Mike is the quintessential character actor, able to smoothly move between comedy and drama, light and serious, stage and screen with comfort and ease.
Emcee
In addition, Mike has demonstrated and performed the fabulous fad dances of the 1950's and 1960's at the Tower Theatre and emceed events such as Bend2030 public forums and Brews, Clues and Crews.
Public Speaker
Mike also produced and hosted popular public presentations for the Deschutes County Library on the Beatles, Elvis and Baby Boomer music. [more].
Media
Sportscaster,
writer, radio personality--Mike is active in Central Oregon
media and beyond.
For several years, Mike covered prep, college and professional sports for the San Francisco Progress and the San Mateo Times. He even covered an Olympic event!
He serves as the play-by-play voice for the Bend Elks, is a sportscaster for COTV and was the voice of Crook County High School sports on KRCO for four years, calling more than 100 football and basketball games.
To learn more about Mike's expansive and varied media background, click here.
Mike Ficher, Voice Artist
Efficient,
reliable, versatile and energetic, Mike's acting and voice
talents are featured on several TV and radio commercials. His voice is heard at the Tower Theatre before shows and narrating the
annual Bend-LaPine Educational Foundation's Trivia Bee video. If you
value professional, high quality voice work, from
narratives to answering machines, from characters to industrial
training videos, I would love to help you with your project.
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Sports
Mike is active in local youth sports. He coached the Sand Gnats Juniors' baseball team in the Bend North Little League and is an active local umpire. He also serves as the league information officer.
And, yes, he is a huge fan of the San Francisco Giants, the play-by-play voice of the Bend Elks on KPOV and the occasional on-air voice of COTV sports.
Soccer
Mike and his son, Cameron, are Grade 8 certified soccer officials in the state of Oregon. In addition, Mike is the assignor the Central Oregon Soccer League and the Bend Premier Cup. [more]
Quotes
Trivia