'End of an era': 'Icon and legend' announcer Don Pardo has died at age 96

SNL will never sound the same again. 🙁 http://t.co/64zZChN02F

— Jillian Sederholm (@JillianSed) August 19, 2014

Report: 'Saturday Night Live' Announcer Don Pardo Dies at 96http://t.co/U56STj2JVf

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 19, 2014

Don Pardo, longtime Saturday Night Live announcer has died at 96.

— Bill Toth (@BillFox43) August 19, 2014

Sad to hear SNL announcer Don Pardo has died. A true icon and legend.

— Jason Nicholas (@JasonNweather) August 19, 2014

Don Pardo? #sigh

— Ellen McGirt (@ellmcgirt) August 19, 2014

I love that Don Pardo is trending on Twitter. Legend. #snl

— Kim Bondy (@KimBondy) August 19, 2014

Don Pardo on how Darrell Hammond filled in for him on SNL once. Pardo's fooled sister-in-law, "You sounded terrific." http://t.co/mU0KagQ1Mk

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) August 19, 2014

Don Pardo had the greatest voice of all-time and he got to announce everyone's name from Paul Simon to Kesha. The man was an icon.

— sean oconnor (@seanoconnz) August 19, 2014

Don Pardo was known for SNL, but he was also the first broadcaster to announce that President Kennedy had been shot.

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) August 19, 2014

Is Don Pardo dead? He's a giant. #NBCsnl #SNLupdate

— Mark C. Worth (@markcworth) August 19, 2014

Don Pardo has died. End of an era.

— Bill Rehkopf (@BillyRayKDKA) August 19, 2014