New York City
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– October 31, 2005 in New York) was an American
radio
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and
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
announcer
An announcer is a voice artist who relays information to the audience on a broadcast media programme or live event either on radio or television.
Television and other media
Some announcers work in television production, radio or filmmaki ...
.
A graduate of
New York University
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, Gary's announcing career spanned from 1936 to 1984. From the 1940s until his retirement, he was part of a core group of East Coast announcers for
NBC
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which included
Don Pardo
Dominick George "Don" Pardo Jr. (February 22, 1918 – August 18, 2014) was an American radio and television announcer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
A member of the Television Hall of Fame, Pardo was noted for his 70-year tenur ...
,
Bill Wendell
William Joseph Wenzel Jr. (March 22, 1924 – April 14, 1999), known as Bill Wendell, was an NBC television staff announcer for almost his entire professional career.
Life and career
Born William Joseph Wenzel Jr. on March 22, 1924, in New Y ...
,
Vic Roby
Victor Mills Roby, Jr. (November 9, 1917 – September 22, 2011 ) was an American radio and television announcer, voice-over artist and public affairs show host, and served for years as a staff announcer with NBC.
Early life and career
Born ...
,
Mel Brandt
Melville Brandt (June 18, 1919 – March 14, 2008) was an actor and NBC staff announcer.
Early life
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mel Brandt’s military records state that he attended college for two years, and his civilian occupation was ac ...
,
Jerry Damon
Horace Jerome D'Amato (August 24, 1927 – January 24, 1979), known professionally as Jerry Damon, was an American radio and television announcer and actor.
Biography
Damon was a staff announcer for NBC in New York from 1954Dick Dudley,
Howard Reig
Howard Reig (May 31, 1921 – November 10, 2008)Wayne Howell
Wayne Howell Chappelle (February 16, 1921 – July 8, 1993) was a voice-over announcer for the NBC television and radio networks from 1947 through 1986. He was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and became one member of a core group of New York-based ...
.
Gary was a newscaster and one of the main announcers for the long-running
radio program
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Radio netw ...
, ''
The Eternal Light
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Author Meets the Critics
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''. He also announced for various NBC
television program
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s over the years, and handled program introductions and closes,
station identification
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tagline
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s,
public service announcement
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s,
sign-on
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s and
sign-off
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s for both the network and its New York
owned-and-operated station
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,
WNBC-TV
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.
Gary died of
leukemia
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The New York Times
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