Radio personality and voice actor Marv Henry dies

Marv Henry, a well-known voice on local radio for decades, died Monday. 

According to friends, Henry's work appeared in movies, television and radio over the years. He worked for several local stations, including WAVY, WFOG and WTKR, and did voiceover work for the company Studio Center Worldwide in Norfolk.

Henry was one of the company's founding talents back in the 1960s, according to owner William Prettyman.  

“He was one of the all-time best voices at the company,” Prettyman said. “He was a legend.”

Dave Davis is a producer at Studio Central and worked with Henry for almost 20 years.

“He was the most talented voice actor I’ve ever worked with,” Davis said. “He had a range that was second to none. He could draw poetry out of the words. He had an ability to make anything sound better than it was written.”

Henry was an office cut-up as well, Davis said. His co-workers often found themselves the subject of his doodles.

“He was always drawing cartoons of people at work,” Davis said. “He was like an uncle. A mischevious uncle.”