Michael Douglas Is NBC `Nightly News' Announcer - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 12-22-2007, 03:26 PM

NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Douglas has a new role on TV five nights a week.
NBC chose the 63-year-old actor-producer as the announcer to introduce Brian Williams on the "Nightly News" each night. His recorded introduction was first heard Monday.

For 25 years, Howard Reig introduced the broadcast live each night, through the anchorships of John Chancellor and Tom Brokaw. Reig retired two years ago, but "Nightly News" had been using tapes of his voice ever since.

"I appealed to Michael's sense of romance and sentimentality and his love of the industry," Williams said Tuesday. "I called him and said, `On top of all you've done as an actor, producer and Academy Award winner, this will mean a small slice of immortality in our industry. It also means wherever you are on Earth, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, you'll know your voice is on the air.'"

That sold him, apparently. Douglas fills a role that on CBS is handled by Walter Cronkite, whose taped voice introduces Katie Couric each night.

Douglas won a best actor Oscar for 1987's "Wall Street."

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

Ireneparalegal · 12-22-2007, 04:32 PM

I read that the other day in the newspaper, so I tuned in just to hear his voice.

What does he get paid for that?

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-22-2007, 05:03 PM

I saw that the other day good for him

friendsfan77 · 12-22-2007, 10:53 PM

Wow. I'll have to check this out sometime.

Scoobiedoo30 · 12-23-2007, 03:45 PM

Michael Dougglas can be heard 7 Night's a week at 6:39 pm Easten 5:30 pm Central Time

12-22-2007, 03:26 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Michael Douglas Is NBC `Nightly News' Announcer NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Douglas has a new role on TV five nights a week. NBC chose the 63-year-old actor-producer as the announcer to introduce Brian Williams on the "Nightly News" each night. His recorded introduction was first heard Monday. For 25 years, Howard Reig introduced the broadcast live each night, through the anchorships of John Chancellor and Tom Brokaw. Reig retired two years ago, but "Nightly News" had been using tapes of his voice ever since. "I appealed to Michael's sense of romance and sentimentality and his love of the industry," Williams said Tuesday. "I called him and said, `On top of all you've done as an actor, producer and Academy Award winner, this will mean a small slice of immortality in our industry. It also means wherever you are on Earth, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time, you'll know your voice is on the air.'" That sold him, apparently. Douglas fills a role that on CBS is handled by Walter Cronkite, whose taped voice introduces Katie Couric each night. Douglas won a best actor Oscar for 1987's "Wall Street." http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1
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12-22-2007, 04:32 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,689	I read that the other day in the newspaper, so I tuned in just to hear his voice. What does he get paid for that?
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12-22-2007, 05:03 PM	#3
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	I saw that the other day good for him
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12-22-2007, 10:53 PM	#4
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	Wow. I'll have to check this out sometime.

12-23-2007, 03:45 PM	#5
Scoobiedoo30 Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Jun 27, 2002 Location: KENNER, LOUISIANA Posts: 27,654	Michael Dougglas can be heard 7 Night's a week at 6:39 pm Easten 5:30 pm Central Time