Awesome job!

Hope he's nicer than the real Walter Winchell.

Tell me about it! While I was working on it, I looked up Walter Winchell on Wikipedia. And I thought, this sounds familiar! Oh yeah, "Ponyville Confidential" was on earlier today.

Yeah, but that voice is perfect for what I have in mind...

Oh, definitely. A fast talking gossip reporter with a heart of gold...

I remember Winchell when we used to watch the old "Untouchables" TV show.

I'm learning more about the old tube microphones, and how the warmth they imparted to a good speaking voice makes the working ones from that era priceless instruments. Nice one, KT.

"Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Equestria!"

"And all the ships in the sky!"

Or "And all the shippers out there!"

Great job! Thanks!

Lets save that one for hearts and hooves day...

You should not have taken the commission. Winchel was an asshole in a hat. would make the communist accusation with no proof at all. He died a bitter old man who no one listened to. and it looks like Limbaugh is heading that way too.

Commission schmission. I did it for fun.

EBC... I see what ya did there

Fun trivia: this was done in true-to-life colour.

Yes! Before 1930, the world was in black and white!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MdVoDWHyV.....ECHNICOLOR.png

Strange but true!

Actually, this was a question I was gonna ask of you and/or the kinky turtle, since Winchell may appear as a cameo in the comic itself, what colour scheme he'd have. I did toy with the idea of having him simply BE black and white for no particular reason than the fact that it'd amuse me, but I figure it'd be distracting and the joke doesn't really work here cus he's a radio personality. What do you think?

Strikes me as being a palomino with streaks of grey in his close-cropped mane and his tail.

I tried my hand at colorization, how does this first try look to you? http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11753979/

Make his body a tad yellower and the red streaks browner. I'd say you're on the right track!

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/11754260/

Here's my progress so far. I realize that making him a tad yellower put him a bit too close to the mayors coat colour, it made him look like her son, which wouldnt work cus im pretty sure he's older than she is (and this is why you don't have sex in the TARDIS... ) But I think making his coat a bit darker worked, (the picture on the left) even though it isn't as faithful to the light balance in the original. When actually drawing him, I might try to add a couple of gray hairs but as a basic colour scheme, I think the one on the left works better, your thoughts?

Works for me!

Sweet, we have a color scheme! How's the voicework going, by the way?

Will work on it this weekend!

Heheh I like his face - it's funny and cute.

Great stuff!

I prefer Edward R. Burro myself… 7@=Q