August 19, 2014
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The veteran television and radio announcer, who was born Dominick Pardo, was best known as the voice of Saturday Night Live. Pardo passed away last night at his home in Arizona.
Pardo retired from NBC in 2004, but continued to provide the announcements for SNL — most recently, pre-recording them from his home in Arizona. He only missed one season of SNL, which was during a time when producer Lorne Michaels stepped away for five seasons.
“I can’t imagine the show without [Don],” Michaels once said, “and as long as he’s there, I stay young.”
Pardo was a 2010 Television Hall of Fame inductee, who also lent his voice to several game shows, including “The Price Is Right” and “Jeopardy!” He and iconic entertainer Bob Hope were the only 2 people to have received lifetime contracts with NBC.
Don Pardo was 96.
