MetaFilter posts tagged with announcer

Harry Kalas, 1936-2009

SansPoint — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:20:09 -0800

evilcolonel — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:37:01 -0800

Said to be the busiest actor in Hollywood -- ever, Don LaFontaine was this generation's most prolific announcer, in the traditional sense of the word, lending his voice to all the major American television networks, and redefining the movie trailer. LaFontaine has died of complications from a collapsed lung at 68. A typical Fox promo featuring his distinctive voiceover. In the last decade or so, LaFontaine came to be recognized as the man and the name behind the voice, and was not above self-parody. Don tells his story. Previously. (via)

tizzie — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:20:44 -0800

The Old Left-Hander's headed home. Joe Nuxhall was the youngest player in Major League Baseball when he stepped up to the plate at age 15, but his real contribution came later, in the Cincinnati Reds broadcast booth, alongside Marty Brennaman. "...the personification of everything that is good about baseball and, of course, the Redlegs," the Old Left-Hander is dead at age 79.