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"Amy Poehler has credited Saturday Night Live announcer Don Pardo with changing her life. Pardo passed away in Arizona at the age of 96 earlier this week, drawing tributes from many SNL writers, cast members and guest hosts.  Poehler \u2013 who starred on SNL from 2001 to 2008 \u2013 has now released a statement honouring Pardo&amp;#039;s contribution to the pioneering sketch show. &amp;quot;My whole life changed once Don Pardo said my name,&amp;quot; Poehler told The Wrap. &amp;quot;I will really miss that kind and talented man.&amp;quot;   Poehler&amp;#039;s former co-star Rachel Dratch also shared her own remembrances of Pardo on Twitter. &amp;quot;RIP Don Pardo. A sweet sweet man,&amp;quot; she wrote. &amp;quot;Any SNL actor will tell u:the ultimate moment of your career was hearing Don Pardo say your name. Each week he represented a dream come true.&amp;quot; Pardo began working as a staff announcer for NBC in the early 1950s, and also was among the first broadcasters to announce the tragic shooting of US president John F Kennedy to the Peacock Network&amp;#039;s viewers on November 22, 1963. He served as the announcer on the very first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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