Alan’s was the first and only voice we listened to.
We knew he would be our choice," David Letterman said in a statement.
“Whatever else, we always had the best announcer in television,” he continued.
Alan Kalter.Dave Kotinsky/Getty
“Wonderful voice and eagerness to play a goofy character of himself.
Did I mention he could sing?
Yes, he could.
He enthusiastically did it all.
A very sad day, but many great memories.”
Kalter became Letterman’s announcer in September 1995, taking over for Bill Wendell, who retired.
The redheaded announcer served in the role until Letterman wrapped his run in May 2015.
“Dave, he’s got a sense of humor,” Kalter told CBS back in 2015.
And I went, ‘Yeah.’
This is going to be fun."
In the same interview, he said laughter was the best part of his job.
No matter what my day is like 4:30-5:30 I laugh; I smile.
Every day he makes me do that," Kalter said.
He was the announcer forCommander USA’s Groovie Movies, a movie showcase that ran on USA from 1985-1989.
He also announcedUSA’s Saturday Nightmares, another movie showcase on the cable web connection, from 1986-1994.
And he announced the Grammy Awards in 2003.
