Let's pay our respects to Don Pardo

[tiger roach]

The Voice of Saturday Night Live (and many other things) has passed on...

For me he was a huge part of SNL, back in the early days when I watched regularly. According to the linked article, he had been announcing since 1944!

And who could forget his work on Zappa's "The Illinois Enema Bandit?"

Adios Don.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/19/showbiz/don-pardo-dead/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

You will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we don't need you
Don't got for help...no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are sold

 

[Gary Blanchard]

RIP. A voice that is etched in my memories.

 

[Tig]

Saw the news this morning. He was 96, a great run.
I can't imagine the early SNL shows without him.

 

[jelloman]

RIP Don Pardo...

 

[OGG]

RIP Mr. Pardo

 

[BlackCat]

Golden voice.

 

[Mark Wein]

RIP

 

[micwalt]

RIP

 

[mongooz]

RIP Don Pardo.....he was the voice of countless game shows also.

 

[Pitar]

Definitely a character voice in my life. RIP Mr. Pardo.

 

[xStonr]

RIP

He was the first person on NBC to announced the first bulletins that President Kennedy had been assassinated.

 

[Tiltsta]

Wow, RIP.