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AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ guy dies at age 74 Headline from Fox26 Houston
Elwood Edwards, who voiced the iconic AOL email alert “You’ve got mail!,” has died, his daughter confirmed.
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The News Herald (Morganton)
Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s iconic greeting ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ dies at 74 ↗ (opens The News Herald (Morganton)) Published Nov 6, 2024
Same headline from 35 more outlets The News Herald (Morganton)'s feed description Any former AOL user can recognize his voice. More than 30 years ago, Elwood Edwards recorded four iconic lines for what was then a little-known company called America Online.
12News Phoenix
Voice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail' greeting Elwood Edwards, a former WKYC employee, dies at 74 ↗ (opens 12News Phoenix) Published Nov 6, 2024
12News Phoenix's feed description When you weren't hearing his voice on your computer, Elwood worked here at 3News for many years as graphics guru, camera operator, and general jack-of-all-trades.
Gizmodo
Voice of AOL's Iconic 'You've Got Mail' Alert Dies at 74 ↗ (opens Gizmodo) Published Nov 6, 2024
Gizmodo's feed description Elwood Edwards was paid $200 to record the iconic message back in 1989.
New York Post
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ dead at 74 ↗ (opens New York Post) Published Nov 6, 2024
New York Post's feed description Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's iconic "You've Got Mail" greeting, has died at the age of 74.
NBC New York
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 ↗ (opens NBC New York) Published Nov 7, 2024
Same headline from 9 more outlets NBC New York's feed description Elwood Edwards, who voiced AOL's ever-present “You’ve got mail” greeting, has died at 74 years old.
WSVN Miami
Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s iconic greeting ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ dies at 74 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports ↗ (opens WSVN Miami) Published Nov 7, 2024
WSVN Miami's feed description New York (CNN) — Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after
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NBC News
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’, dies at 74 ↗ (opens NBC News) Published Nov 7, 2024
NBC News's feed description Elwood Edwards, an announcer and local TV staffer who became internationally famous as the voice of AOL’s “You’ve got mail!” prompt to millions at the dawn of the internet era, has died, AOL announced.
NPR
Elwood Edwards, the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' alert, dies at 74 ↗ (opens NPR) Published Nov 7, 2024
Same headline from 2 more outlets NPR's feed description Edwards recorded the iconic AOL lines at home with a cassette recorder for $200. Little did he know, he would become the voice that welcomed millions of people to the world of email.
Fox26 Houston
AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ guy dies at age 74 ↗ (opens Fox26 Houston) Published Nov 8, 2024
Same headline from 7 more outlets Fox26 Houston's feed description Elwood Edwards, who voiced the iconic AOL email alert “You’ve got mail!,” has died, his daughter confirmed.
Engadget
The voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail!’ has died at 74 ↗ (opens Engadget) Published Nov 7, 2024
Engadget's feed description The voice of “You’ve got mail!”, recorded in 1989 for Quantum Computer Services (later America Online), has passed away. Elwood Edwards was 74.
The Oregonian
The voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail’ greeting has died ↗ (opens The Oregonian) Published Nov 7, 2024
The Oregonian's feed description Elwood Edwards taped his AOL greeting in 1989 into a recorder while sitting in the living room of his home.
FOX Business
Elwood Edwards, who provided the voice for AOL's 'You've Got Mail,' has died ↗ (opens FOX Business) Published Nov 7, 2024
FOX Business's feed description Elwood Edwards died on Tuesday at the age of 74. He lent his voice to AOL’s well-known "You’ve Got Mail" notification.
Los Angeles Times
Elwood Edwards, voice of the ‘You’ve got mail’ AOL email greeting, dies at 74 ↗ (opens Los Angeles Times) Published Nov 7, 2024
Los Angeles Times's feed description Elwood Edwards, the graphics guru and camera operator who voiced AOL's iconic and once ubiquitous greeting, 'You've got mail,' has died at age 74.
Variety
Announcer Who Was Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’, Elwood Edwards, Dies at 74 ↗ (opens Variety) Published Nov 7, 2024
Variety's feed description Elwood Edwards, who became famous as the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail!' prompt, died at the age of 74.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ dead at 74 ↗ (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal) Published Nov 7, 2024
Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description Elwood Edwards, the voice actor behind AOL’s iconic “You’ve Got Mail” recording, has died.
Delaware Public Media
Elwood Edwards, the voice behind AOL’s famous 'You've got mail' alert, has died at 74 ↗ (opens Delaware Public Media) Published Nov 8, 2024
Delaware Public Media's feed description Elwood Edwards, whose voice has spanned generations recorded the iconic "You’ve Got Mail" alert audio in 1989, has died at age 74.
NJ.com / Star-Ledger
Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve got mail!’ dead at 74 ↗ (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger) Published Nov 8, 2024
NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description He was the first human voice you'd hear after the ear-splitting dial-up sound.
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