Don Pardo, Voice of SNL & Jeopardy Death - Announcer Dead At Age of 96

You might not know Don Pardo by name or appearance, but you absolutely know his voice. He was the former announcer of Jeopardy!, The Price is Right, and - up until this week - Saturday Night Live. Pardo died at the age of 96. His death comes 10 years after retired from his SNL position, but he continued announcing the opening to up until the end of last season on NBC.

Considering just how iconic Pardos voice is, and how it is as essential to Saturday Night Live as creator Lorne Michaels himself (arguably), we hope that his passing doesn't mean the end of hearing him belt out the intro to comedy show.

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Deadline broke the news this week. Here is an excerpt:

His was the voice that announced, in November, 1963, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. On the original version of Jeopardy!, host Art Fleming would start the show with "Thank you, Don Pardo" and tease winners with, "Don Pardo, tell him what he's won!" His game show credits also include The Price Is Right, Jackpot and Three On A Match ... He began his announcing career at NBC Radio as a war reporter during World War II and remained at the network his entire life. He worked the radio sci-fi programs X Minus One and Dimension X and called baseball games in New York. But he probably is most famous for delivering the iconic line "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" before listing the night's host and guests. 

(via Deadline)