DON PARDO

Although NBC announcer Don Pardo officially retired from NBC in 2004 and moved to Tucson, Arizona, the producers of Saturday Night Live persuaded him to continue providing the introductions for their show. In 2006, he decided to begin prerecording his announcements from a home studio in Arizona. That lasted only a few episodes before producers insisted they needed him in Studio 8H, and he resumed weekly flights to New York to do the show. On Saturday, February 23, 2008, Pardo appeared at the closing of SNL to blow out the candles of his 90th birthday cake. Upon his induction into the Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame on May 14, 2009, Pardo indicated that the May 16, 2009, episode of Saturday Night Live could be his last. However, his voice was heard once again announcing the show's 35th season premiere, and he continued providing the voice-overs through the season. He announced that for the 36th season, he would pre-record his parts from his home in Arizona rather than performing live in New York City.
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