Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting, ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ has died, according to his former employer. He was 74.
Elwood Edwards, voice of AOL’s iconic greeting"You’ve Got Mail," has died at the age of 74.
She volunteered her husband, and Edwards recorded the phrases on a cassette deck in his living room. Those four phrases – “Welcome,” “You’ve Got Mail,” “Files done,” and “Goodbye” – would eventually be heard by hundreds of millions of people and become a staple part of the AOL experience. AOL and CNN had shared common ownership for about 15 years but are no longer related.
Frank Macek, senior broadcast director at WKYC, was friends with Edwards for 15 of the 30 years he’s been at the station. He said Edwards was generous with his knowledge in the broadcast business, willing to walk his colleagues through new systems.
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