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List Of NBC Personalities
This list includes various personalities who are well known for their roles on America's NBC television network. Richard Valeriani George Clay, Carl Stern, Announcers *Bill Hanrahan (1918–1996) announcer for NBC and for ''NBC Nightly News'', Huntley/Brinkley, John Chancellor, and the Tom Brokaw eras. Guest announcer for ''Saturday Night Live''. *Danny Dark (1938–2004) announcer * Ray Forrest (1916–1999) radio staff announcer for NBC, pioneered TV announcing and news broadcasting *Howard Reig (1921–2008) announcer for ''NBC Nightly News'' since the Tom Brokaw era. Was replaced by actor Michael Douglas. *Don Pardo (1918–2014) announcer for ''Saturday Night Live'', as well as former announcer for ''The Price Is Right'', ''Jeopardy!'', and WNBC's '' Live at Five'' *Bill Wendell (1924–1999), announcer on ''The Ernie Kovacs Show'', '' To Tell the Truth'', the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and ''Late Night With David Letterman'', among other assignments * Bill Wolff (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Personality
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the earliest celebrities live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
