While legendary Yankee public address announcer Bob Sheppard was lionized after his passing this week at age 99, most media outlets overlooked the numerous rejections and failures suffered by this elegant, deliberate and stentorian-voiced professor of linguistics:
7. Movie Trailer Voiceovers:Â “IN A WORLD GONE PERFECTLY RATIONAL ….”
6. Pinch-hitting for Don Pardo:Â “LIVE FROM NEW YORK, WAIT, THE SHOW IS ALREADY OVER, IT’S SUNDAY MORNING.”
5. Supermarket Manager: “CLEANUP IN AISLE 2 … AISLE 2.”
4. Strip Club DJ: “GENTLEMAN, LET’S GIVE IT UP FOR Â 36D, CRYSTAL, 36D.”
3. Soccer Announcer: “GOAL.”
2. TV Pitchman: “AND IF YOU CALL WITHIN THE NEXT 2 HOURS, I STILL WON’T BE FINISHED WITH MY PITCH.”
1. Johnny Carson’s Sidekick: “NOW MONOLOGUING, JOHNNY CARSON, ABOUT WIFE NO. 3, WIFE NO. 3.”
