R.I.P. Don Pardo

The voice of Saturday Night Live passed away recently at the age of ninety-six. I wanted to set aside a post dedicated just to him because he is an icon of so many things. Television, comedy, radio. The list is endless. So, Don Pardo, who announced the opening credits of every season of SNL (except for one) since the very beginning in 1975...farewell. And thank you.

When Don Pardo said my name for the first time I knew that I was really on Saturday Night Live. Until… http://t.co/4SAsK0yUEX
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) August 19, 2014