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steve downes

steve downes is an american dj and voice actor .
he is best known for his work as the voice of the master chief in the `` halo '' video game series .
he worked as a disc jockey at los angeles , california , album-oriented rock radio stations kwst -lrb- 1978-1981 -rrb- , kezy-am -lrb- 1981-1982 -rrb- and klsx -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , but is best remembered working evening drive at klos from 1982 to 1991 .
he frequently hosted the live call-in talk show , rockline in the early 90s .
most recently , he works as the morning show host for 97.1 wdrv `` the drive '' in chicago , illinois .
downes also hosts the nationally syndicated radio show , `` the classics '' .
on february 6 2015 , downes announced that after 44 years in radio he would retire to spend more time with his family ; his final show on wdrv was march 9 , 2015 .
he will be succeeded by veteran sports/talk radio hosts dan mcneil and pete mcmurray .
