# Howard Reig

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{{short description|American radio and television personality (1921–2008)}}
'''Howard Reig''' (May 31, 1921 – November 10, 2008)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110606103248/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/longtime-nbc-nightly-news-announcer-howard-reig-dies_b21755?c=rss Longtime NBC Nightly News Announcer Howard Reig Dies] TVNewser. Retrieved November 12, 2008</ref> was an American [radio](/source/radio) and [television](/source/television) [announcer](/source/announcer). His last name was pronounced "reeg."

==Personal life==
Reig was born on May 31, 1921, in [New York City](/source/New_York_City). He was a staff announcer for [General Electric](/source/General_Electric)'s [Schenectady, New York](/source/Schenectady%2C_New_York), stations [WGY (AM)](/source/WGY_(AM)), WGFM (now [WRVE](/source/WRVE)) and [WRGB](/source/WRGB) starting in 1943, and the [National Broadcasting Company](/source/NBC) (NBC) from 1952 to 2005. He is most well known for being the voice of ''[NBC Nightly News](/source/NBC_Nightly_News)''. Until the late 1970s, he also handled announcing duties for the local newscasts of the network's [New York City](/source/New_York_City) [flagship station](/source/Flagship_(television)), [WNBC-TV](/source/WNBC).

Although he retired from NBC on March 25, 2005, he was still heard on ''Nightly News'' until December 14, 2007, when anchor [Brian Williams](/source/Brian_Williams) announced a new voice "that you all know" will debut as the new announcer beginning December 17, 2007.<ref name=hr>{{cite news|title=Douglas gives voice to NBC News |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie214ba307a0b52118a176de768f741a0 |work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date=2007-12-19 |access-date=2007-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203225751/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie214ba307a0b52118a176de768f741a0 |archive-date=December 3, 2008 }}</ref> The new voice was that of actor [Michael Douglas](/source/Michael_Douglas).<ref name=hr/>

He earned a [B.A.](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) and M.F.A. from [SUNY Albany](/source/SUNY_Albany).

==Death==
Howard Reig died on November 10, 2008, aged 87, in [Venice, Florida](/source/Venice%2C_Florida).

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{{succession box|before=[Bill Hanrahan](/source/Bill_Hanrahan)|title=Announcer on ''[NBC Nightly News](/source/NBC_Nightly_News)''|years=1983 – December 14, 2007|after=[Michael Douglas](/source/Michael_Douglas)}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070310201211/http://www.howardreig.com/ Official website]
* {{IMDb name|id=1139217|name=Howard Reig}}
* [https://radiogoldin.library.umkc.edu/Home/RadioGoldin_Records?searchString=Reig,%20Howard&type=Artists  Howard Reig radio credits] 
* {{cite news|title='NBC Nightly News' began with his voice|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081114/ARTICLE/811140338/2426/NEWS?Title=_NBC_Nightly_News__began_with_his_voice|work=[Sarasota Herald-Tribune](/source/Sarasota_Herald-Tribune)|date=2007-12-14|access-date=2007-12-15|archive-date=2011-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605063710/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081114/ARTICLE/811140338/2426/NEWS?Title=_NBC_Nightly_News__began_with_his_voice|url-status=dead}}

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Category:Radio personalities from New York City
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Category:University at Albany alumni

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