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Don Pardo, Longtime Saturday Night Live Announcer, Dead at 96

Started by TruckDriver, August 19, 2014, 06:27:58 AM

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TruckDriver

August 19, 2014, 06:27:58 AM
R.I.P. Don...

http://mashable.com/2014/08/18/don-pardo-snl-saturday-night-live-dead-dies-96/

Don Pardo, the TV and radio announcer whose exuberant baritone heralded the opening of Saturday Night Live for all but one of its 38 seasons, has died, NBC confirmed to Mashable on Monday night. He was 96.

Pardo has been an NBC announcer since 1944, and semi-retired in 2004 while maintaining his SNL duties from his Arizona home. During his 60 years with the network, Pardo did TV, radio and just about anything else that required his unique voice talent, including wartime reporting during World War II.

His break in mainstream TV came in 1956, when Pardo was the first voice of The Price is Right, where he remained until the show went to ABC in 1963. From there he went to Jeopardy! and other NBC game shows including Winning Streak and Jackpot!
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August 19, 2014, 08:10:32 AM
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RIP Jack............. A voice I grew up with............
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August 19, 2014, 11:43:25 AM
RIP Jack
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