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'''Pete S. Mueller''' is an American [[cartoon]]ist and [[voice acting|voice actor]]. His cartoons have appeared in the ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'', ''[[Chicago Reader]]'', ''[[Reader's Digest]]'', and ''[[Funny Times]]'', among other publications. He also provides the voice of [[The Onion|The Onion Radio News]]' fictional newsreader, '''Doyle Redland''', and he provided narration for the audiobook version of ''[[The Onion]]'' book, ''[[Our Dumb Century]]'' (ISBN 978-0-694-52199-9). The photograph of Doyle Redland featured in ''The Onion'' publications is not of Mueller.[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5184980]
'''Pete S. Mueller''' is an American [[cartoon]]ist and [[voice acting|voice actor]]. His cartoons have appeared in the ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'', ''[[Chicago Reader]]'', ''[[Reader's Digest]]'', and ''[[Funny Times (newspaper)|Funny Times]]'', among other publications.


Mueller is noted for his work with the news satire organization, [[The Onion]], which he began his association with around 1989.<ref name=FunnyTimes>{{cite journal|title=''Funny Times'' Interviews P.S. Mueller|journal=Funny Times|date=June 2010|volume=25|issue=6|pages=6–7}}</ref> In 1999, he began writing material and providing the voice for [[The Onion|The Onion Radio News]]' fictional newsreader, '''Doyle Redland'''.<ref name=FunnyTimes /> Mueller also provided narration for the audiobook version of ''[[The Onion]]'' book, ''[[Our Dumb Century]]'' ({{ISBN|978-0-694-52199-9}}). The photograph of Doyle Redland featured in ''The Onion'' publications is not of Mueller.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5184980 | title=The Voice Behind Onion Radio News | website=NPR.org }}</ref>
On February 21, 2010, The Onion Radio News, Doyle Redland announced that ''The Onion'' had terminated his contract, and he said goodbye<ref>http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/doyle_redland_says_goodbye</ref>, although Doyle was on again with a new "broadcast" on February 23, 2010 (in fact, a retransmission of a previous broadcast). <ref>http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/rules_grammar_change_0</ref>


Mueller was laid off from The Onion in 2010.<ref name=FunnyTimes /> According to Mueller, while ''The Onion Radio News'' has remained popular, "The Onion, Inc. was unable to sell ads to maintain it through [spring 2009], and at the end of 2009, Mr. Redland was folded up and saved for later."<ref name=FunnyTimes />
In 2004, Mueller published a collection of his cartoons, ''Your Belief System Is Shot: Cartoons and Stuff'' (ISBN 978-0-9721217-7-4). He lives in the [[Madison, Wisconsin]] area.


In 2004, Mueller published a collection of his cartoons, ''Your Belief System Is Shot: Cartoons and Stuff'' ({{ISBN|978-0-9721217-7-4}}). He lives in the [[Madison, Wisconsin]] area.
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==External links==
== References ==
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*[http://www.psmueller.com/ Official website]

*[http://www.theonion.com/content/radionews The Onion Radio News]
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.psmueller.com/}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060407093855/http://www.theonion.com/content/radionews The Onion Radio News]
*[http://www.jonesbooks.com/books/yourbeliefsystem.html ''Your Belief System Is Shot'' from Jones Books]
*[http://www.jonesbooks.com/books/yourbeliefsystem.html ''Your Belief System Is Shot'' from Jones Books]
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5184980 An interview with P.S. Mueller, on NPR's ''Talk of the Nation'']
*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5184980 An interview with P.S. Mueller, on NPR's ''Talk of the Nation'']

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Latest revision as of 04:38, 10 December 2022

Pete S. Mueller is an American cartoonist and voice actor. His cartoons have appeared in the New Yorker, Chicago Reader, Reader's Digest, and Funny Times, among other publications.

Mueller is noted for his work with the news satire organization, The Onion, which he began his association with around 1989.[1] In 1999, he began writing material and providing the voice for The Onion Radio News' fictional newsreader, Doyle Redland.[1] Mueller also provided narration for the audiobook version of The Onion book, Our Dumb Century (ISBN 978-0-694-52199-9). The photograph of Doyle Redland featured in The Onion publications is not of Mueller.[2]

Mueller was laid off from The Onion in 2010.[1] According to Mueller, while The Onion Radio News has remained popular, "The Onion, Inc. was unable to sell ads to maintain it through [spring 2009], and at the end of 2009, Mr. Redland was folded up and saved for later."[1]

In 2004, Mueller published a collection of his cartoons, Your Belief System Is Shot: Cartoons and Stuff (ISBN 978-0-9721217-7-4). He lives in the Madison, Wisconsin area.

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  1. ^ a b c d "Funny Times Interviews P.S. Mueller". Funny Times. 25 (6): 6–7. June 2010.
  2. ^ "The Voice Behind Onion Radio News". NPR.org.
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