Elwood Edwards

Elwood Hughes Edwards Jr. (November 6, 1949 – November 5, 2024) was an American voice actor and radio host. He was best known as the voice of the Internet service provider America Online. He first recorded several lines for the provider in 1989. His lines include: "Welcome", "You've got mail", "You've got pictures", "You've got voicemail", "File's done", and "Goodbye", all recorded in his own living room on a cassette deck. 

Edwards was born in Glen Burnie, Maryland. He was raised in Beaufort, North Carolina. In his later years, he worked as an Uber driver.

Edwards died on November 5, 2024 in New Bern, North Carolina from problems caused by a stroke, one day before his 75th birthday.

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