Whenever you weren’t listening to his voice in your laptop, Elwood labored right here at 3News for a few years as graphics guru, digital camera operator, and common jack-of-all-trades.
CLEVELAND — WKYC Studios has misplaced a pricey buddy. You might not know his identify, however you actually know his voice.
Elwood Edwards died Tuesday on the age of 74 following an extended sickness. He labored at 3News for a few years as graphics guru, digital camera operator, and common jack-of-all-trades, but it was a considerably random alternative in 1989 that earned him worldwide fame.
That 12 months, Elwood acquired $200 from the then-unknown America On-line, merely as a result of his spouse labored at a predecessor firm. He was requested to easily file 4 voiceover traces:
- “Welcome”
- “You’ve got Acquired Mail”
- “Recordsdata carried out”
- “Goodbye”
After all, the corporate higher often known as AOL blew up, and hundreds of thousands world wide would hear Elwood’s voice telling them “You’ve got Acquired Mail” each time they logged on to the web.
Regardless of his face not being seen, Elwood nonetheless achieved minor movie star standing. In 2015, he even appeared on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon” to utter the well-known greeting in addition to different audience-suggested phrases.
Elwood handed away the day earlier than he was set to show 75 years previous.
