Howard Reig

American radio and television personality

Howard Reig (May 31, 1921 – November 10, 2008)^[1] was an American radio and television announcer. His last name was pronounced "reeg."

Personal life

Reig was born on May 31, 1921, in New York City. He was a staff announcer for General Electric's Schenectady, New York, stations WGY (AM), WGFM (now WRVE) and WRGB starting in 1943, and the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) from 1952 to 2005. He is most well known for being the voice of NBC Nightly News. Until the late 1970s, he also handled announcing duties for the local newscasts of the network's New York City flagship station, WNBC-TV.

Although he retired from NBC on March 25, 2005, he was still heard on Nightly News until December 14, 2007, when anchor Brian Williams announced a new voice "that you all know" will debut as the new announcer beginning December 17, 2007.^[2] The new voice was that of actor Michael Douglas.^[2]

He earned a B.A. and M.F.A. from SUNY Albany.

Death

Howard Reig died on November 10, 2008, aged 87, in Venice, Florida.

Preceded by

Bill Hanrahan

Announcer on NBC Nightly News
1983 – December 14, 2007

Succeeded by

Michael Douglas

References

^ Longtime NBC Nightly News Announcer Howard Reig Dies^{[permanent dead link]} TVNewser. Retrieved November 12, 2008
^ ^a ^b "Douglas gives voice to NBC News". The Hollywood Reporter. 2007-12-19. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-19.

External links

Official website
Howard Reig at IMDb
Howard Reig radio credits Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
"'NBC Nightly News' began with his voice". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 2007-12-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2007-12-15.