Donald Gordon Morrow (January 29, 1927 – October 27, 2020) was an American announcer, television presenter, and voiceover artist.Stephen Heyman

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'', April 10, 2009. Morrow was the announcer for the 1950s game show '' On Your Way''. In the 1960s, Morrow voiced the trailers for the first four movies made by

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. He was the host of the ABC-TV game show ''

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'', which aired from 1961 to 1963. From the 1950s through the 1980s, Morrow either appeared on camera as a commercial spokesperson or provided voiceovers for numerous brands, from

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cigarettes to Ford vehicles. In 1988, Morrow replaced announcer Jay Stewart on NBC's ''

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'', and remained there until it ended in 1989, when he started announcing ''

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''. He was also the announcer of ''The Challengers'' in 1990. In the 1990s, Morrow landed a job with film director

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voicing commercials for the movie ''

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'' (1997). Morrow died in October 2020 at the age of 93.

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1927 births 2020 deaths American male voice actors American television news anchors Game show announcers People from Farmington, Connecticut Southern Methodist University alumni Syracuse University alumni {{US-voice-actor-1920s-stub