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New voice for AFLAC duck chosen. [Link]

Daniel McKeague, 36, a father of three from Hugo, Minn., beat out 12,500 other contestants to replace actorGilbert Gottfried and become the voice of the reinsurance company's duck mascot.
Gottfried voiced Aflac's duck for U.S. audiences for 11 years but was ousted in March after making insensitive remarks on Twitter about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which produces about 75% of Aflac's revenue. Aflac soon announced a contest for Gottfried's replacement, but the company kept a different actor who has long offered a gentler interpretation of the duck for Japanese audiences.
McKeague recorded a 30-second clip at KQRS in Minneapolis, where he works, uploaded it to Aflac's website and later did a more formal video audition.

No pulling a "Gottfireid" from him:

"I understand what's at stake, it is not just getting behind a microphone and screaming 'Aflac.' If you're a spokesperson you have responsibilities."