Fox may have lost Mad TV last Saturday, but Saturday Night Live lost something worth much, much more to the world of television than Mad TV. And no, I don't mean that the SNL writing staff lost their snack machine. Announcer Don Pardo, 91, announced in his induction speech to the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame that last Saturday's show will be his last.
Pardo has been the voice of the show since it hit the airwaves in 1975, minus the 7th season in '81 and '82. He has also been an announcer in a number of game shows, movies, commercials and news shows, and holds the distinction of being the first person on television to announce the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Okay, kids, for this addition of "The Five" we're going to talk about
those voices we love so much. I'm going to focus entirely on television announcers, but I'm expanding the topic to
include anyone whose job in television is (or was) centered around their vocal cords. That's why you won't see Mel
Blanc or Daws Butler on my list, though they most certainly would have been on it otherwise. Everyone on board? Okay,
let's do it:
"They'll be giving it to him in the locker room."
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