Don Pardo, who literally introduced television viewers to some of America’s biggest stars and soon-to-be-stars as the longtime announcer for “Saturday Night Live,” died Monday in Tucson. He was 96. Pardo, whose career began in the radio age, continued through the end of last season’s “SNL” in May, when he performed the introductions on the finale, hosted by Andy Samberg. Mr. Pardo was with “SNL” from the show’s first episode in October 1975, and performed the introductions for 38 seasons, missing only Season 7. For many viewers, the names of scores of stars — from Chevy Chase to Eddie Murphy to Tina Fey — were first heard in his sonorous baritone, which announced the cast each week at the end of the opening skit.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:37:59 +0000
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