Don Pardo, the man who generations grew up with as the voice of “Saturday Night Live,” has died at the age of 96. The Hollywood Reporter stated that Pardo died in his sleep Monday evening. Pardo spent 38 seasons with the historic television sketch comedy show. He missed two episodes in March 2013 after breaking his hip. Pardo became the first announcer inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame due to his work not just with “Saturday Night Live,” but with “Jeopardy,” “The Price Is Right” and other programs. Pardo also announced the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, when Pardo was working as a NBC staff [ Read More ]
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- 8/19/2014
- by monique
- ShockYa
It’s been a tough month for celebrity deaths, and the latest star to pass away is beloved announcer Don Pardo.
The 96-year-old voice talent is probably best known for his 38 seasons on “Saturday Night Live,” and show honcho Lorne Michaels told press, “Every year the new cast couldn’t wait to hear their name said by him.”
Born Dominick George Pardo on February 22nd, 1918, the “Jeopardy” and “The Price is Right” legend previously explained how he ended up with the first name Don.
“They used to call me Nicky, and I didn’t like that. So when I got into radio, I took up Dom. People would always say ‘Don.’ I said, the heck with it- I’ll be Don.”
Michaels also noted, “It was a happy accident and in some great way our lives intertwined. It was always exciting. Whatever montage we did to open the show, whatever...
The 96-year-old voice talent is probably best known for his 38 seasons on “Saturday Night Live,” and show honcho Lorne Michaels told press, “Every year the new cast couldn’t wait to hear their name said by him.”
Born Dominick George Pardo on February 22nd, 1918, the “Jeopardy” and “The Price is Right” legend previously explained how he ended up with the first name Don.
“They used to call me Nicky, and I didn’t like that. So when I got into radio, I took up Dom. People would always say ‘Don.’ I said, the heck with it- I’ll be Don.”
Michaels also noted, “It was a happy accident and in some great way our lives intertwined. It was always exciting. Whatever montage we did to open the show, whatever...
- 8/19/2014
- GossipCenter
Don Pardo has passed away at the age of 96. The longtime television and radio announcer passed away in his sleep in Tuscon, Az. Pardo, who is know for his role as the announcer for popular NBC program Saturday Night Live, began his career at NBC in 1944 and remained at the network until his retirement. Pardo served as the announcer for almost every season of SNL, from the very first episode in 1975 until his passing. Pardo also lent his voice to popular programs including The Price Is Right and Jeopardy. In 2010, Pardo was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame for his work.
- 8/19/2014
- by Aemilia-Madden
- Popsugar.com
Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose booming baritone became as much a part of the cultural landscape as the shows and products he touted, including Saturday Night Live, died Monday in Arizona. He was 96.
Pardo died at his home in Tucson, where he moved after retiring from SNL, said his daughter, Dona Pardo. Executive producer Lorne Michaels asked him to continue with the show, so he flew back and forth to New York for many years. In recent years, he recorded his introductions from his Tucson home.
Few recognized the face of Pardo, a handsome man with...
Pardo died at his home in Tucson, where he moved after retiring from SNL, said his daughter, Dona Pardo. Executive producer Lorne Michaels asked him to continue with the show, so he flew back and forth to New York for many years. In recent years, he recorded his introductions from his Tucson home.
Few recognized the face of Pardo, a handsome man with...
- 8/19/2014
- by Associated Press
- People.com - TV Watch
Don Pardo, the durable television and radio announcer whose booming baritone became as much a part of the cultural landscape as the shows and products he touted, including Saturday Night Live, died Monday in Arizona. He was 96. Pardo died at his home in Tucson, where he moved after retiring from SNL said his daughter, Dona Pardo. Executive producer Lorne Michaels asked him to continue with the show, so he flew back and forth to New York for many years. In recent years, he recorded his introductions from his Tucson home. Few recognized the face of Pardo, a handsome man with...
- 8/19/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
Don Pardo -- the man who famously announced "It's Saturday Night Live!" starting from the very first episode of "SNL" in 1975 -- passed away Monday night at the age of 96 ... NBC officials confirm. Pardo reportedly died in his sleep in Tucson, Az. The man with the booming voice was hand-picked for the "SNL" job by creator Lorne Michaels -- and was featured on 38 of the 39 seasons (he missed season 7). He also missed 2 eps in 2013 after suffering a broken hip.
- 8/19/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Don Pardo, the iconic announcer of "Saturday Night Live," has passed away at 96. Born in Westfield, Massachusetts on Feb. 22, 1918, Pardo began working for NBC radio in 1944. By the 1950's he transitioned to television where he was the announcer on game shows "The Price is Right" and the first incarnation of "Jeopardy!" Eventually each program either ended or left the network, but Pardo remained at NBC. He was a regular live announcer for the network and was the first voice to let viewers know that President John F. Kennedy had been shot on Nov. 22, 1963. Pardo is best known, however, for his work on "Saturday Night Live" where he announced the show for every season except for 1981-1982. After the cold open, Pardo's voice was always heard saying, "It's Saturday Night Live!" Pardo stopped recording the intro live in New York City in 2006. He continued by pre-recording the intros and other segments from his home in Tuscon,...
- 8/19/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
The iconic NBC announcer passed away Monday evening.
Don Pardo, the iconic announcer and voice-over talent for Saturday Night Live since the show's beginning in 1975, passed away Monday evening.
Don Pardo was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2010 and was the first voice-over announcer to receive the honor. He's perhaps best known for the SNL intro heard after, "Live, from New York, it's Saturday night!"
Although Pardo technically retired from NBC in 2004, he continued to lend his voice to the SNL intros every week. He has been a mainstay of SNL during all but one of its 40 seasons.
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When Pardo was hired by Lorne Michaels in 1975 to be the voice of SNL, he had already had a career that spanned over three decades. During his tenure, he often participated in a number of the sketches, lending his voice to SNL's various fake game shows, commercials and infomercials...
Don Pardo, the iconic announcer and voice-over talent for Saturday Night Live since the show's beginning in 1975, passed away Monday evening.
Don Pardo was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2010 and was the first voice-over announcer to receive the honor. He's perhaps best known for the SNL intro heard after, "Live, from New York, it's Saturday night!"
Although Pardo technically retired from NBC in 2004, he continued to lend his voice to the SNL intros every week. He has been a mainstay of SNL during all but one of its 40 seasons.
Watch: The Life and Legend of Lauren Bacall
When Pardo was hired by Lorne Michaels in 1975 to be the voice of SNL, he had already had a career that spanned over three decades. During his tenure, he often participated in a number of the sketches, lending his voice to SNL's various fake game shows, commercials and infomercials...
- 8/19/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Don Pardo, the veteran announcer whose iconic "Live from New York… It’s Saturday night" has opened the show since its 1975 premiere, passed away this evening at the age of 96, an NBC spokeswoman confirmed to Vulture late Monday. Pardo has opened SNL every season, except for one: The 1981–82 year, produced by sports exec Dick Ebersol. In recent years, Pardo has been rumored to be stepping down from the announcing gig multiple times, and at one point, a decade ago, even “retired.” But SNL creator Lorne Michaels somehow always managed to get him to return, with Pardo pre-recording each week’s guests from his home in Arizona rather than live in studio. While Pardo will always be most closely associated with SNL, earlier in his career he was nearly as legendary to earlier generations as the announcer for the original incarnations of The Price is Right and Jeopardy! That latter gig...
- 8/19/2014
- by Joe Adalian
- Vulture
Don Pardo, the legendary Saturday Night Live announcer, who announced the start of the NBC sketch show for more than three decades, has died. He was 96.
'SNL's Don Pardo Dies
Pardo died on Monday night, according to NBC spokesman Rich Licata, who did not give a cause of death. However, it’s possible that a broken hip the announcer suffered last year could have been a factor.
Saturday Night Live was Pardo’s longest-running announcing gig, beginning in October of 1975 and continuing till his death. For the first ever NBC’s Saturday Night show, Pardo announced from backstage: "NBC's Saturday Night. Starring George Carlin. With Janis Ian and Billy Preston. A film by Albert Brooks. Jim Henson's Muppets. The Not for Ready Prime Time Players. And comedians Valri Bromfield, Andy Kaufman. Ladies and gentleman, George Carlin!"
With the exception of Saturday Night Live’s seventh season, Pardo was the voice of SNL.
'SNL's Don Pardo Dies
Pardo died on Monday night, according to NBC spokesman Rich Licata, who did not give a cause of death. However, it’s possible that a broken hip the announcer suffered last year could have been a factor.
Saturday Night Live was Pardo’s longest-running announcing gig, beginning in October of 1975 and continuing till his death. For the first ever NBC’s Saturday Night show, Pardo announced from backstage: "NBC's Saturday Night. Starring George Carlin. With Janis Ian and Billy Preston. A film by Albert Brooks. Jim Henson's Muppets. The Not for Ready Prime Time Players. And comedians Valri Bromfield, Andy Kaufman. Ladies and gentleman, George Carlin!"
With the exception of Saturday Night Live’s seventh season, Pardo was the voice of SNL.
- 8/19/2014
- Uinterview
The 2013 Daytime Emmy Awards went down Sunday night (June 16), handing out trophies for the best dramas, talk shows, game shows and more. In addition to that, legendary game show host Monty Hall was given a Lifetime Achievement award.
"Days of Our Lives" took the award for Outstanding Drama, but "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" couldn't be held back as they took more than one acting Emmy each.
"Price is Right" took for Emmy for best game show, but game show host was given to Ben Bailey, who hosts "Cash Cab."
The full list of winners is below:
Outstanding Drama Series:Days of Our Lives
Outstanding Game Show:The Price is Right
Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment:The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Outstanding Talk Show-Informative:The Dr. Oz Show
Outstanding Morning Program:cbs Sunday Morning
Outstanding Culinary Program:tie -- The Best Thing I Ever Made and Trisha's Southern Kitchen
Outstanding...
"Days of Our Lives" took the award for Outstanding Drama, but "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful" couldn't be held back as they took more than one acting Emmy each.
"Price is Right" took for Emmy for best game show, but game show host was given to Ben Bailey, who hosts "Cash Cab."
The full list of winners is below:
Outstanding Drama Series:Days of Our Lives
Outstanding Game Show:The Price is Right
Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment:The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Outstanding Talk Show-Informative:The Dr. Oz Show
Outstanding Morning Program:cbs Sunday Morning
Outstanding Culinary Program:tie -- The Best Thing I Ever Made and Trisha's Southern Kitchen
Outstanding...
- 6/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Beverly Hills, Calif. — "Days of Our Lives" won drama series honors for just the second time in 40 years at the Daytime Emmys in a rough-hewn ceremony that included more upsets and an envelope mix-up on Sunday night.
The NBC soap opera that began in 1965 beat out defending champion "General Hospital" and former three-time winner "The Bold and the Beautiful," among others.
The category included the only four remaining soaps still airing on the broadcast networks in addition to "One Life to Live," which has found new life on the Internet after being canceled.
"Days" only other drama series win was in 1978.
The show claimed one other trophy: Chandler Massey as outstanding younger actor.
Doug Davidson of "The Young and the Restless" and Heather Tom of "The Bold and the Beautiful" won lead acting honors.
Davidson earned his first career trophy for a role he's played since 1978. Tom, who previously was on "Y&R,...
The NBC soap opera that began in 1965 beat out defending champion "General Hospital" and former three-time winner "The Bold and the Beautiful," among others.
The category included the only four remaining soaps still airing on the broadcast networks in addition to "One Life to Live," which has found new life on the Internet after being canceled.
"Days" only other drama series win was in 1978.
The show claimed one other trophy: Chandler Massey as outstanding younger actor.
Doug Davidson of "The Young and the Restless" and Heather Tom of "The Bold and the Beautiful" won lead acting honors.
Davidson earned his first career trophy for a role he's played since 1978. Tom, who previously was on "Y&R,...
- 6/17/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Days of Our Lives, George Lucas and Dr. Oz were among those honored at the 40th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, broadcast live on Sunday from Los Angeles on Hln.
The Daytime Emmys recognize network and syndicated programming. Game show icons Monty Hall and producer Bob Stewart were also given Lifetime Achievement Awards during the telecast that included a few surprises (Days won the top prize for the first time since 1975, Ricki Lake won for her canceled talker) and some embarrassing flubs (the ladies of The Talk were given the wrong envelope). But presenter Carrie Fisher did talk about dropping acid...
The Daytime Emmys recognize network and syndicated programming. Game show icons Monty Hall and producer Bob Stewart were also given Lifetime Achievement Awards during the telecast that included a few surprises (Days won the top prize for the first time since 1975, Ricki Lake won for her canceled talker) and some embarrassing flubs (the ladies of The Talk were given the wrong envelope). But presenter Carrie Fisher did talk about dropping acid...
- 6/17/2013
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
The 40th annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held Sunday night in Beverly Hills, hosted by Sam Champion (Good Morning America) and Hln personalities Robin Meade and A.J. Hammer.
CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful boasted the biggest haul, translating its 15 nominations into nine total Emmys, including for Writing, lead actress Heather Tom and five Creative Arts trophies collected on Saturday.
Sister sudser The Young and the Restless — which went into this year’s awards with the most nominations, 23 — wound up with seven wins, including for Lead Actor/first-time gold-grabber Doug Davidson.
Days of Our Lives was named best drama. One Life to Live...
CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful boasted the biggest haul, translating its 15 nominations into nine total Emmys, including for Writing, lead actress Heather Tom and five Creative Arts trophies collected on Saturday.
Sister sudser The Young and the Restless — which went into this year’s awards with the most nominations, 23 — wound up with seven wins, including for Lead Actor/first-time gold-grabber Doug Davidson.
Days of Our Lives was named best drama. One Life to Live...
- 6/17/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The memoriam segment on this year's Emmys will be particularly poignant as many TV legends have passed away since the past ceremony. -Insertgroups:7- Television Academy Hall of Fame members Dick Clark ("American Bandstand," "New Year's Rockin' Eve"), Andy Griffith ("The Andy Griffith Show," "Matlock"), Sherman Hemsley ("The Jeffersons," "Amen"), Mike Wallace ("60 Minutes"), executive Daniel Burke (Capital Cities/ABC), and producer Bob Stewart ("Pyramid," "The Price is Right") will almost certainly be among those whose lives and careers are celebrated this Sunday. Acting stars likely to feature in this tribute include: Ernest Borgnine ("McHale's Navy," "Airwolf"), Richard Dawson ("Hogan's Heroes," "Family Feud"), Phyllis Diller ("Hollywood Squares," comedy specials), Michael Clarke Duncan ("The Finde...
- 9/19/2012
- Gold Derby
Late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry is to be inducted into the U.S. Television Academy's Hall of Fame to mark his work on the sci-fi franchise.
The producer, who died in 1991, was responsible for seven series of the cult show, beginning in 1966. He also took the reins on 10 big-screen versions of the sci-fi classic.
Roddenberry will be posthumously added to the Hall of Fame at a ceremony on 20 January at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
Other stars to be inducted include Saturday Night Live's Don Pardo, U.S. comedy brothers Tom and Dick Smothers, as well as actress Candice Bergen, who starred in Murphy Brown in the 1990s.
Director Charles Lisanby and The Price Is Right creator Bob Stewart will also join the list.
The producer, who died in 1991, was responsible for seven series of the cult show, beginning in 1966. He also took the reins on 10 big-screen versions of the sci-fi classic.
Roddenberry will be posthumously added to the Hall of Fame at a ceremony on 20 January at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
Other stars to be inducted include Saturday Night Live's Don Pardo, U.S. comedy brothers Tom and Dick Smothers, as well as actress Candice Bergen, who starred in Murphy Brown in the 1990s.
Director Charles Lisanby and The Price Is Right creator Bob Stewart will also join the list.
- 11/11/2009
- WENN
By Josef Adalian
"Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, the Smothers Brothers, actress Candice Bergen and legendary announcer Don Pardo are among the new inductees into the TV Academy's Hall of Fame.
Also joining the elite group: art director Charles Lisanby ("The $64,000 Question") and game show guru Bob Stewart ("The Price Is Right").
The Academy plans to honor its new inductees with a gala Jan. 20 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Each year, the Television Academy has the privilege of honoring television greats that have contributed to the development an...
"Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, the Smothers Brothers, actress Candice Bergen and legendary announcer Don Pardo are among the new inductees into the TV Academy's Hall of Fame.
Also joining the elite group: art director Charles Lisanby ("The $64,000 Question") and game show guru Bob Stewart ("The Price Is Right").
The Academy plans to honor its new inductees with a gala Jan. 20 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Each year, the Television Academy has the privilege of honoring television greats that have contributed to the development an...
- 11/10/2009
- by Adalian
- The Wrap
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