Durham native and proud Tar Heel Janora McDuffie will be the announcer for this year's 94th Oscars.
DURHAM, N.C. -- This Sunday, the 94th Oscars will air on ABC11 and while you will see Hollywood's biggest stars on the stage, the voice you will hear will be that of Durham native Janora McDuffie.
"I consider myself now a multi-passionate creative, so you toss it my way, I'm ready to play ball," McDuffie said."And in terms of acting, whether it's on camera or as a voice artist, it's the Oscars. And there is no more Hollywood magic than that." "They are shaking up the Oscars this year," she said."They want the people to come back and it to be for the people. So with that, I was working on making sure that I'm me- I'm just myself. I am not this announcer from the sky. No! I'm a home girl from North Carolina. Come join me at the Oscars."
"It was just a beautiful foundation and community that I grew up in which allowed me to fly without feeling fear of failing because I knew I had a hometown to come back to which has always showed me so much love," said McDuffie who wore a Carolina blue blazer complete with a Tar Heel lapel pin."And yes, Tar Heel and uni pride- anytime I have a chance to represent for the Tar Heels, I absolutely do.
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