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OBIT: Vic Roby (NBC Staff Announcer), 93

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wbhist

And another veteran NBC staff announcer bites the dust: Vic Roby, who worked for NBC in New York (and WNBC-TV and radio) from 1950 to 1983, died Sept. 22 in Natick, MA after a brief illness at age 93. Roby's credits included appearing on camera as moderator of the pioneer call-in TV show Direct Line which ran from 1959 to 1973, and being one of the off-camera narrators of New York Illustrated; as well as hosting such local radio public affairs programs as Of Concern, This Is My Answer and In Contact. His career dated back to 1943 when he joined KOA-AM in Denver, CO, before joining NBC for a 33-year run. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Josephine (née Emerson); their daughter, Deborah Boyce (and her husband Joshua); two grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Roby's death leaves only Don Pardo and Roger Tuttle as the last surviving NBC staff announcers of the old days (and only Pardo still being heard, every Saturday night, on Saturday Night Live).

An online obituary of Roby can be found on The New York Times website, as well as from the Boston Herald.
 
It's now down to Don Pardo the last one alive

(am I right?)

Please respond if I am or not.

NBC and its stable of announcers are synonymous with each other in its history...a tradition which must continue.
 
If you saw the original post, you'll see that besides Pardo, the only other ex-NBC staff announcer still around would be Roger Tuttle. Pardo, however, is the only one still working.

However, all the networks had golden voices that added immeasurably to the broadcasts. NBC's seemed to be more prominent and better known.
 
wbhist said:
His career dated back to 1943 when he joined KOA-AM in Denver, CO, before joining NBC for a 33-year run.
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Actually...

I just discovered that KOA was an NBC-owned station Roby joined it in 1943 (KOA was owned by the network from '41 to '52, when it was sold to the Bob Hope group). Shout-out goes to R-I poster David "Eduardo" Gleason and his collection of old Broadcasting magazines and yearbooks.
 
I wish this would finally be the time to put Ted Williams on the NBC payroll.
His Today show Late Night introductions were awesome.

Okay say what you want to say about him after the You Tube video,Dr.Phil,leaving rehab and the rest. I'm praying for the guy to pull through.

hey...he's got the pipes...he needs the support and prayers of all of you out there like him or not.

C'mon you folks at 30 Rock...keep the tradition going....let Mr. Pardo enjoy his retirement while he still can.....how bout it????
 
I'd say Mr. Williams had his chances..and then some..I say let Mr. Pardo work untill he no longer wants to.
 
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