SNL Announcer Don Pardo Dies at 96!!!

We are sad to announce that long-time Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo has died aged 96.

Since 1975 when Saturday Night Live first started, the Massachusetts-born star, Don Pardo voiced the sketch show aside his one season out of action in the early ’80s.

Pardo voice became a staple of SNL, his daughter Paula confirmed her father’s death to CBS Radio. Depsite his retirement from NBC in 2004, he continued to pre-record segments for SNL from his home in Arizona.

Wow, that is what you call true passion for what you love. Here is what we learned about Don and his career as a voice over in the game show genre.

Don also became a recognized voice for his work on game shows such as The Price Is Right, Jackpot and Jeopardy!.

He started off in radio with WJAR-AM in 1983, before joining NBC as an in-house announcer in 1944.

During his career, he worked as a war reporter during World War II, and was also the first voice to announce President John F Kennedy‘s assassination to NBC viewers in 1963.

RIP sir, and thank you for all your years on SNL, it won’t be the same without you.

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