The first person I thought of as a possible replacement was Joel Godard, Conan's announcer on "Late Night." He replaced Don as the announcer on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, so I don't know why he couldn't replace Don on another job.
On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 4:39:23 PM UTC-4, M-D November wrote: > > Well, sure. When Don Pardo was sick, you wanted someone who sounded like > Don Pardo to do the open. > > Since Don Pardo is no longer among us, you don't want to have someone > doing a (IMHO) hollow imitation of a once-great voice. I'd rather they > find someone who can find the same power and tonal quality while making it > their own. > > So I don't personally think Hammond has an 'in'. (Also, there are all of > the other really good reasons why Darrell Hammond should stay as far away > from SNL as he can...for his own health.) > > On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 4:30:27 PM UTC-4, Joe Coughlin wrote: >> >> Don has actually missed a few shows over the years, most recently, I >> believe, was the Kevin Hart show in 2013. The opening there was done >> by former SNL cast member Darrell Hammond doing his best Don Pardo. >> So, if anyone should have the edge in getting the job, it's Hammond. >> >> On Tue, Aug 19, 2014 at 4:23 PM, M-D November <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > My best guess - since NBC doesn't exactly have 'staff announcers' >> anymore - >> > is that Steve Higgins (former SNL writer, now Fallon's sideman on >> "Tonight") >> > fills in temporarily while Lorne finds a suitable replacement voice. >> After >> > all, Higgins is in the building and has a good understanding of what >> the SNL >> > open should sound like. >> > >> > >> > On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 5:44:05 AM UTC-4, Michael wrote: >> >> >> >> Even on those very rare occasions when he couldn't announce "Saturday >> >> Night Live," they found someone to imitate that authoritative, >> stentorian >> >> and ineffably appealing voice of his. Here's hoping Lorne Michaels and >> his >> >> crew can properly program the Pardo 3000 to handle the opening credits >> of >> >> SNL this fall. Otherwise, it just won't feel right. >> >> >> >> On Monday, August 18, 2014 9:41:33 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: >> >>> >> >>> He wasn't the voice of a generation. He was the voice of five or six >> >>> generations. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 9:14 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> Don Pardo, 96. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/nyregion/don-pardo-the-voice-of-saturday-night-live-dies-at-96.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0 >> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> _ _ >> >>>> >> >>>> |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV >> >>>> >> >>>> |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw >> >>>> >> >>>> -- >> >>>> -- >> >>>> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >>>> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >>>> [email protected] >> >>>> For more options, visit this group at >> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> >>>> --- >> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send >> >>>> an email to [email protected]. >> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> > >> > -- >> > -- >> > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> > --- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "TVorNotTV" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> an >> > email to [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> >> -- >> +++++++++++++++ >> Joe Coughlin >> http://www.twitter.com/inturnaround >> > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
