Death of Don Pardo

February 22, 1918 - August 18, 2014
Tucson, Arizona | Age 96

Longtime 'SNL' announcer dies at 96
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FRAZIER MOORE, The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded "Saturday Night Live."

Don Pardo, the eras-spanning radio and TV announcer whose resonant voice-over style was celebrated for its majesty and power, died Monday in Arizona at the age of 96.

"He became our link to the beginnings of television on NBC — and radio," said Lorne Michaels, who, as creator of...

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