birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
boston , massachusetts , u.s. 07 december 1958 1972 -- present edd hall
 edd hall announcer , actor , voice over artist
edd hall

edd hall -lrb- born december 7 , 1958 -rrb- is an american television personality and announcer .
he was jay leno 's announcer on `` the tonight show '' from 1992 to 2004 , and replaced `` tonight show '' announcer ed mcmahon after johnny carson 's retirement .
hall introduced himself by saying '' ... and me , i 'm edd hall . ''
in 2004 , hall was replaced on `` the tonight show '' by john melendez .
