Don Pardo, the voice of SNL, passes away at 96

Don Pardo, the unmistakable voice of Saturday Night Live, has passed away at 96

Pardo's voiceover work with Saturday Night Live made him one of the most recognizable voices in broadcasting. He notched the longest tenure of anyone associated with SNL (missing only one season), including creator Lorne Michaels.

A Television Hall of Fame inductee, Pardo voiced several long running game shows including "The Price Is Right" and the original "Jeopardy."

A longtime newsman, according to Variety Pardo was a war reporter for NBC News during World War II, and the first to tell NBC viewers of the shooting of President Kennedy.

Don Pardo, the long time television, radio & Saturday Night Live announcer has passed away at age 96. Listen: http://t.co/LQaHCzgiYj
— CBS Radio News (@CBSRadioNews) August 19, 2014