Charlie Frates has been a resident of Albuquerque, NM, since 2008 and hails from Long Beach, Ca. where he worked for years for the Los Angeles Times. As an avocation, Charlie worked professionally as a voice over artist, and his voice has been heard in airports across the country, as well as radio and television commercials performing announcements for products ranging from Honda to Quaker Oatmeal. An avid fan of the paranormal, Charlie has always believed in "something on the Other Side" and enjoys the dark mysteries of ghosts, angels, and demons. He has been guiding Old Towne Ghost Tours in Albuquerque since 2012.