What key details about bill hanrahan can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: william a. '' bill '' hanrahan -lrb- september 14 , 1918 -- august 7 , 1996 -rrb- , was an american radio and television announcer , perhaps best known as the '' voice of nbc news . '' hanrahan 's broadcasting career dated back to the 1940s , when he worked at weli radio in new haven , connecticut , by 1950 , he had joined the announcing staff of nbc in new york . his radio announcing credits included '' inheritance '' , '' the eternal light '' , '' monitor '' , and a 1976 special called '' the first fabulous fifty '' which was a companion to the network 's 50th anniversary television special , '' the first fifty years '' . hanrahan 's early television credits include '' the nat king cole show '' , for which he was one of the announcers during its short-lived 1956 -- 57 run . he also did a few other entertainment-based shows over the years , including two december episodes of '' saturday night live '' in 1981 -lrb- the december 5 episode with host tim curry and musical guest meat loaf and the december 12 episode with host bill murray and musical guests the spinners and the yale whiffenpoofs -rrb- on which he substituted for mel brandt -lrb- who was hired to be an announcer for that season following the brief departure of don pardo -rrb- . but hanrahan 's biggest claim to fame was as announcer for numerous nbc news programs , including the '' huntley-brinkley report '' and its successor , '' nbc nightly news '' , up until his retirement in 1983 . he handled announcing duties for the network 's coverage of political conventions , space launches , assassinations , and other major stories during his tenure . his voice became as familiar to a generation of viewers as those of fellow staff announcers don pardo , bill wendell , wayne howell , and hanrahan 's eventual successor as '' nightly news '' announcer , howard reig . hanrahan died on august 7 , 1996 in fairfield , connecticut , at the age of 77 .
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- death date is 7 august 1996- birth date is 14 september 1918- name is bill hanrahan- death place is norwalk , connecticut , u.s.