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voices that you remember from the past

A couple of soap opera and game show announcers fit this trope- Bill Wolff, who announced for Another World from its debut in 1964 until (I believe) some time in the '80s, I really like the way he says "and now, the continuing storyyy of Another World." And Johnny Olsen, who's TPIR work was also golden too. Charlie O Donnell on Wheel of Fortune was great too. Loved the way he said "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeel of Fortune!"
 
danderson6500 said:
A couple of soap opera and game show announcers fit this trope- Bill Wolff, who announced for Another World from its debut in 1964 until (I believe) some time in the '80s, I really like the way he says "and now, the continuing storyyy of Another World." And Johnny Olsen, who's TPIR work was also golden too. Charlie O Donnell on Wheel of Fortune was great too. Loved the way he said "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeel of Fortune!"
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Repsonding to my own post,

Wayne Howell for Concentration and the Miss America Pageant. Bob Clayton on the same game show and who also took over for Hugh Downs.
 
Vin Scully, forever the announcer for the Dodgers.

And countless voice actors (RIP): Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray, Christine Cavanaugh, Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Paul Winchell, Janet Waldo...
 
Network voiceovers: Mel Brandt, who did "The Doctors" for many years and also the NBC peacock bumpers before shows

Sports: Curt Gowdy and Jim Simpson during the same era too.
 
FreddyE1977 said:
Don't forget Keith Jackson. Whoa, Nellie!
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I have not forgotten Keith! Washington State University graduate, former KOMO TV Seattle news and sportscaster, then quickly moved to ABC network. What a great career for the late broadcaster. While he did the first season of MNF on ABC , he of course is best remembered for being perhaps the best college football tv announcer in the 80's and 90's until he retired in the early 21st century.
 
was thinking about Keith as well.

Besides him, as i said earlier, the NBC soap announcers Bill Wolff and Mel Brandt, Johnny Olsen, Charlie Jones(loved his NFL work), Jay Stewart, Jack Clark, Gene Wood, and Johnny Gilbert.
 
thomwim said:
Vin Scully, forever the announcer for the Dodgers.
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Other great baseball announcers (in no particular order): Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray, Vince Lloyd, Bob Elson, Jack Buck, Ernie Harwell, Dizzy Dean, Pee Wee Reese, Don Drysdale, Tony Kubek, Bob Prince, Dick Enberg, Phil Rizutto, Marty Brennaman, Harry Kalas, Mel Allen, and Red Barber.

And countless voice actors (RIP): Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray, Christine Cavanaugh, Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Paul Winchell, Janet Waldo...
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Don't forget (again, in no particular order) Paul Frees, William Conrad, Arthur Q. Bryan, Stan Freberg, Bill Scott, Walter Tetley, Arnold Stang, Kenny Delmar, Bea Benaderet, and Jim Backus.
 
danderson6500 said:
Network voiceovers: Mel Brandt, who did "The Doctors" for many years and also the NBC peacock bumpers before shows
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How can anyone mention NBC without saying "Thank you, Don Pardo."

Sports: Curt Gowdy and Jim Simpson during the same era too.
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And then there's the unforgettable guy that everyone tries to forget: Hah-wad Co-sell.
 
ASnd one of the great things about the old Price is Right eps- is Don Pardo rattling off an exhaustive list of rules ("Entries must be postmarked no later than midnight on June 13. Employees and their families of NBC and RCA are not eligible...") for the showcases. Didn't Johnny or Rod do that?
 
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