Dominick George "Don" Pardo Jr. (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenure with NBC, working as the announcer for early incarnations of such notable shows as The Price Is Right, Jackpot, Jeopardy!, Three on a Match, Winning Streak and NBC Nightly News. His longest, and best-known, announcing job was for NBC's Saturday Night Live, a job he held for 38 seasons, from the show's debut in 1975 until his death in 2014.[1]
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Dominick George "Don" Pardo Jr. (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven...
19, 2014, Hammond was announced as the new announcer of SNL, replacing DonPardo, who had died the month before. Hammond was born in Melbourne, Florida...
vocal from DonPardo, who announced for Jeopardy! from 1964 to 1975. The music video uses a set inspired by the game show, and in addition to Pardo, features...
to a cheering audience. As the credits rolled, announcer DonPardo said, "This is DonPardo saying, 'I voted for Andy Kaufman.'" Kaufman made a number...
Hammond succeeded DonPardo, who had died in August, as the show's new announcer. The premiere included an interstitial photograph of Pardo – SNL's announcer...
picked up Bill Murray from Cosell's show in 1977, as well). Every night, DonPardo introduced the cast, a job he would hold for 39 years until his death...
Angeles's KCOP-TV. In 1963, Gilbert was selected by Mark Goodson to replace DonPardo as the announcer and audience host for the original Bill Cullen-hosted...
same rooster sound, announcer DonPardo says "Tune in next time for Spanning the World, if there is a next time. I'm DonPardo." In his last WNBC broadcast...
hired to be an announcer for that season following the brief departure of DonPardo). But Hanrahan's biggest claim to fame was as announcer for numerous NBC...
"I'm the Slime" was performed with a voice-over by SNL booth announcer DonPardo, who also introduced "Peaches En Regalia" on the same airing. In 1978...
to the show as the announcer following the death of longtime announcer DonPardo. Seth Meyers 12 ½ 2001–2014 Meyers anchored Weekend Update from 2006 to...
News since the Tom Brokaw era. Was replaced by actor Michael Douglas. DonPardo (1918–2014) announcer for Saturday Night Live, as well as former announcer...
stop another marriage (officiated by his old Choose Up Sides co-star DonPardo) with the host of a game show portrayed by Phil Hartman. He also continued...
narrator of films and a portrayer of God in Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty DonPardo, television personality and former announcer on Saturday Night Live The...
Marini and Tom Malone, as well as the Brecker Brothers. In addition, DonPardo was invited by Zappa to the Palladium concerts, and he provides introductory...
and Sciences Hall of Fame at the nineteenth annual ceremony alongside DonPardo, the Smothers Brothers, Bob Stewart, and Gene Roddenberry. Aside from...
January 7 to March 31, 1956. It was hosted by Gene Rayburn, announced by DonPardo and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions. Choose Up Sides began as a...
Goodson-Todman Productions, created this series and packaged it with Filmways. DonPardo announced for the first year, after which Jack Clark replaced him for...
1979. Rather than describe him as the "host" of the program, announcer DonPardo introduced him by saying, "and here's the star of Jeopardy!, Art Fleming"...
second animated version of the NBC Peacock was seen. Brandt replaced DonPardo as the announcer on Saturday Night Live during the 1981-82 season – except...
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