Announcer


The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents

02:26

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Highlights
Ed McMahon on what makes a good announcer
01:50
Don Pardo on advice to aspiring announcers
02:58
Fred Foy on the craft of announcing, on his technique and his voice
Don Pardo on his announcing style and keeping his voice in shape
02:54
Nick Clooney on problems he encountered in broadcasting because of his young looks and mature voice
00:50
Ed McMahon on how his role on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson expanded over the years, and on being considered Carson's "second banana"
06:26
Who talked about this profession

Nick Clooney

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Nick Clooney on problems he encountered in broadcasting because of his young looks and mature voice
00:50

Ray Forrest

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Ray Forrest on his next step up at NBC after being a tour guide -- announcer
02:25
Ray Forrest on how senior radio announcers made money -- commercials -- and what "standby duty" was
01:22
Ray Forrest on how he finally got his start as a real radio announcer
02:34
Ray Forrest on his first job as a junior radio announcer and why he finally joined AFRA (the precursor to AFTRA)
02:09
Ray Forrest on his first job as a junior radio announcer at NBC and on why he changed his name from "Feurestein" to "Forrest"
02:19
Ray Forrest on the shows he worked on as a junior radio announcer at NBC
02:09
Ray Forrest on most early television announcers not being happy to leave radio - they made money from commercials and television did not have commercials until 1941
00:51
Ray Forrest on working with an assistant on live TV and dealing with "mic fright"
02:43
Ray Forrest on developing his personal style as an announcer, and on how television announcing differed from radio announcing
03:42
Ray Forrest on the importance of likeability in television success
00:46

Fred Foy

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Fred Foy on the craft of announcing, on his technique and his voice

Jim McKay

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Jim McKay on advice he got from Arthur Godfrey

Ed McMahon

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Ed McMahon on how his role on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson expanded over the years, and on being considered Carson's "second banana"
06:26
Ed McMahon on what makes a good announcer
01:50

Don Pardo

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Don Pardo on his announcing style and keeping his voice in shape
02:54
Don Pardo on the announcer's role to the story on radio
03:43
Don Pardo on delivering a news announcement and having to double as an engineer
01:52
Don Pardo on the process of broadcasting early television as an announcer
04:13
Don Pardo on announcing a baseball game in 1946 on television
04:39
Don Pardo on advice to aspiring announcers
02:58
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Announcers introduce hosts and shows, as well as taking programs in and out of commercial breaks.