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Goodbye Walter Cronkite (again)
11 hours ago
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I was wondering when this would happen. CBS has replaced Walter Cronkite as the announcer of The CBS Evening News.
Now, those of you who never watch The CBS Evening News are probably saying, "of course they replaced him. Didn't he die months ago?" Yes, he did, but he recorded the opening ("This is The CBS Evening News, with Katie Couric") before he passed away and the show kept the same opening even after he was gone.
And who is the new announcer? It's none other than Andy Dick! This is a daring choice by CBS. Ok, I'm kidding, it's actually actor Morgan Freeman. Which is only fair, since Michael Douglas does the intro for NBC Nightly News (ABC has Mike Rowe).
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Morgan Freeman Is the New Voice of CBS News
18 hours ago
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From the voice of God in "Evan Almighty", Morgan Freeman becomes the voice of "CBS Evening News". He is the replacement of Walter Cronkite who provided an introduction to the network's show for 19 years and died in July last year. Freeman will now introduce Katie Couric at the start of every news broadcast.
CBS initially planned to replace Cronkite's voice-over when he died but that never went on. "We knew that, at some point, it would be time to transition," executive producer of the program, Rick Kaplan, told New York Times. "The time was right."
This isn't the first time Freeman is featured as a voice for TV purpose. His vocal had appeared in many commercials as well as documentaries such as "March of the Penguins". In fact, actors providing voice for news programs is not rare. Michael Douglas, for one, assisted "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams".
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