Announcer

An announcer is a voice actor who works in television, radio and film, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show.

Notable radio and television announcers:

• John Benson (The Eamonn Andrews Show, Sale of the Century)
• Jack Buck (St. Louis Cardinals baseball announcer)
• Harry Caray (Chicago Cubs television announcer)
• Vernon Corea (A pioneer announcer of Radio Ceylon/SLBC and the BBC)
• Howard Cosell (Sports announcer)
• Alan Dedicoat ("voice of the balls", BBC National Lottery Show)
• Hal Douglas (Many film trailers)
• Rich Fields (The Price is Right, CBS Network promos, Flamingo Fortune, Film and television advertising)
• Johnny Gilbert (Jeopardy!)
• Edd Hall (The Tonight Show)
• John Harlan (Name That Tune, People's Choice Awards, Bob Hope television specials)
• Ernie Harwell (Detroit Tigers announcer)
• Stuart Hibberd (early BBC Radio personality, chief BBC announcer from 1924 to 1951)
• Bob Hilton (Blockbusters, Trivia Trap)
• Alan Kalter (The Late Show with David Letterman)
• Don LaFontaine (Many film trailers)
• Ed McMahon (The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson)
• Herbert Morrison (radio announcer who reported the Hindenburg disaster}
• Don Morrow (Many film trailers, Sale of the Century, Now You See It)
• Charlie O'Donnell (Wheel of Fortune, The $100,000 Pyramid, numerous award shows including the Academy Awards and the American Music Awards)
• Johnny Olson (The Price is Right, Match Game)
• Gary Owens (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In)
• Don Pardo (NBC staff announcer, as well as Saturday Night Live, Jeopardy!, The Price is Right)
• Gene Rayburn (Match Game)
• Burton Richardson (The Arsenio Hall Show, To Tell the Truth, Family Feud (new version), The Price is Right (sub-announcer), Russian Roulette)
• Rod Roddy (The Price is Right, Soap, Press Your Luck)
• Vin Scully (Los Angeles Dodgers baseball announcer)
• Jay Stewart (Let's Make a Deal, Sale of the Century)
• Ray Szmanda (Radio and television advertising, Menards)
• Beau Weaver (Film and television advertising)
• Bill Wendell (Ernie Kovacs show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show)
• Randy West Supermarket Sweep, Trivial Pursuit, Weakest Link
• Kenny Williams (Hollywood Squares, High Rollers)
• Gene Wood (Family Feud, Card Sharks, Classic Concentration)