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Today is a story of February 22nd.
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It is the 53rd day of the year, leaving 312 days remaining in 2022.
For the last 38 years of his life, Pardo was the announcer for Saturday Night Live, booming out the show's name, and in his distinctive baritone, introducing the cast members, special guests, and hosts for more than 700 episodes.
But wait! There's more.
He started working at radio station WJAR, an NBC affiliate, in Providence, R.I., in 1938. He moved to the network in 1944, staying with it for the rest of his career. He announced various radio programs, then worked as a reporter during World War II. He served as a roving announcer for KFOG in San Francisco.
In November 1963, Pardo was the only announcer on duty at WNBC-TV in New York when President Kennedy was shot in Dallas, and Pardo was the first to announce the shooting
In 1956, he began announcing game shows, beginning with the original The Price is Right. Ten years later, he began announcing Jeopardy, back when its host was Art Fleming. In 1975, he began working with the late night comedy sketch show, then called NBC's Saturday Night.
But that's not all!
His other duties including announcing the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and filing in on the NBC news station in New York, and on NBC Nightly News. He also participated in musical recordings or videos with Frank Zappa and Weird Al Yankovic.
He is a member of the Television Hall of Fame.
Pardo died in 2014 at his home in Tucson, Ariz.
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