Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo died Monday in Tucson, Ariz. He also was the announcer for the original versions of the game shows The Price is Right and Jeopardy! Don Pardo, the “Saturday Night Live” announcer whose career spanned the history of television and who made memorable appearances in skits and music videos that … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

Fans of Saturday Night Live and the original versions of The Price is Right and Jeopardy! recognize Don Pardo's voice immediately. They may not be able to identify his face, but his voice was famous. Pardo died Monday in Tucson, Ariz. He was 96 years old. Tuesday morning, loving tributes to Pardo are beginning to … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

Don Pardo, the man who introduced the 'SNL' lineup every week since 1975, has sadly passed away at the age of 96. Pardo also lent his voice to radio, sports, game shows, and commercials over the course of his incredibly  Don Pardo — the man who famously announced "It's Saturday Night Live!" starting from the … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

Don Pardo, the man who introduced the 'SNL' lineup every week since 1975, has sadly passed away at the age of 96. Pardo also lent his voice to radio, sports, game shows, and commercials over the course of his incredibly  Don Pardo, the magisterial announcer of Saturday Night Live for nearly 40 years — the … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

(CNN) — Don Pardo, the announcer whose velvety baritone voice introduced "Saturday Night Live" hosts on NBC for decades, has died at age 96, the network announced. Pardo was the announcer for "SNL" for all but one season over the program's 39-year  Don Pardo was an announcer at NBC for 60 years. He started in … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

Don Pardo, the “Saturday Night Live” announcer whose career spanned the history of television and who made memorable appearances in skits and music videos that played the booming cadence of his voice for laughs, died Aug. 18 at his home in Tucson. Don Pardo — the man who famously announced "It's Saturday Night Live!" starting … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Don Pardo, best known as the announcer for NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, has passed away earlier this week at the age of 96. Pardo was The Voice behind Saturday Night Live for all  (CNN) — Don Pardo, the announcer whose velvety baritone voice introduced "Saturday Night Live" … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

Don Pardo arrives at the Academy Of Televison Arts & Sciences' 19th Annual Hall Of Fame Induction at the Beverly Hills Hotel on January 20, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California. (credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)  Don Pardo, the magisterial announcer of Saturday Night Live for nearly 40 years — the highlight of seven heard and hardly … Read more

Good Night, Don Pardo, 1918-2014

On Monday, Don Pardo—the announcer for NBC's Saturday Night Live starting with its debut in October 1975—passed away at the age of 96. But before he became the iconic voice of SNL, Pardo worked as a war reporter, and was later one of the first people  Don Pardo, the man who introduced the 'SNL' lineup … Read more

Don Pardo, voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' dead at 96

And he was an integral part of "Saturday Night Live" for more than three decades in his role heralding the cast's names to kick off each show, which led former cast member Jimmy Fallon to comment later, "Nothing is like the moment when Don Pardo says Don Pardo, the man who introduced the 'SNL' lineup … Read more