Biography
Walker Vreeland was a Chicago-based producer, voice over artist, actor, and award-winning playwright and radio personality. A familiar voice to radio audiences on Long Island and Connecticut, he is best known for having hosted The Afternoon Show on 102.5 WBAZ-FM where his candid conversations with stars such as Cyndi Lauper, Joy Behar, Betty Buckley, David Brenner, James Frey, Cheech Marin, Sandra Bernhard and Jane Krakowski garnered him national attention. He's also been heard on 92.9 & 96.9 WEHM on Long Island, 103.9 WFAS in Westchester, NY, 96.7 'The Coast' in Norwalk, CT and WEBE 108 in Bridgeport, CT. From 2013 to 2016, Walker was voted #1 Radio Personality in the Hamptons (Platinum Award) by Dan's Papers.
His autobiographical solo play From Ship to Shape , "...the funny and wrenching account of Vreeland's personal struggle with mental illness" (Newsday), enjoyed a sold-out run in New York in 2017. With original direction by Academy Award winner Milton Justice, it was the recipient of two United Solo Awards (Best One-Man Musical and Best Direction of a Musical). From Ship to Shape went on to tour the east coast, including stops at Martha's Vineyard Playhouse, the Sarasolo Festival, (earning Walker the Sarasolo Award for Best Actor), and Bay Street Theatre, where Hamptons.com called Walker "a skilled and talented storyteller."
Other New York theater credits include: Little Women (with Deborah Gibson & Elaine Stritch), Erostratus (Gene Frankel Theater), Godspell (NYU), The Who's Tommy (NYU), The Other Dorothy (Duplex), Just So Stories (Theaterworks USA), and the award-winning musical revue Our Life & Times (Winner of MAC and Bistro Awards). As a child actor, Walker did an Australian tour of Phantom of the Opera, and in his twenties, toured the US in A Christmas Carol. His regional theater credits include: Arthur in Arthur's Christmas (The Vineyard Playhouse), and Zombie Prom (Theater Barn).
His film & TV credits include: Sex Farce (feature), Thinking Out Loud (short), A Beautiful Mind, MTV News, and the web series Two Mara.
As a voice over artist, Walker recently completed work on Season 3 of the hit children's podcast Grim, Grimmer, Grimmest. He could also be heard on the new true-crime podcast Morally Indefensible and the forthcoming FX documentary series Wilderness of Error, both produced by Marc Smerling. He has lent his voice to the German television series Beat on Amazon Prime, Baby Learning World's animated learning videos for kids, and the animated short films Collision Course and Karlo & Luddi.
Walker served as Producer of the podcasts I Don't Need an Acting Class with Academy Award winner Milton Justice, (rated #6 on the chart of Top Performing Arts Podcasts of All Time in the US); Bouncing Forward (with Paralympic Bronze Medalist Amy Purdy); We Have a Goal (for the International Olympic Committee); and was part of the production team for Mo News (top 10 news podcasts on Apple and Spotify and Top 40 in the top charts for Apple Podcasts) during its inception. Other podcast producer credits include: Interview with the Artist, In the Balance (with Psychotherapist Susan Lambert), Classy (with International Slam Poetry Champion Gayle Danley), Words from Within, The Shrink & The Plumber, and Best People Best Place.
He was a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Walnut Hill School for the Arts, and Connecticut School of Broadcasting.
