Alan Kalter

Alan Robert Kalter (March 21, 1943 – October 4, 2021) was an American television announcer from New York City. He is best known as the announcer for the Late Show with David Letterman, a role he held from September 4, 1995, until Letterman's retirement on May 20, 2015.

Early Life and Education Kalter was born in Brooklyn in 1943 and raised in Little Neck and Cedarhurst, New York. His family was Jewish. He was an English and Public Speaking teacher at Baldwin High School on Long Island in the late 1960s and was also the voice of the Michelin Man. He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and began his broadcasting career on local radio stations.

Career Kalter, nicknamed "Big Red" and "TV's Uncle Jerry" by Letterman, began his stint as the "voice" of the Late Show with David Letterman on September 4, 1995, replacing the retiring Bill Wendell.

Filmography The Money Maze (1974) TV Series as "Announcer" The $128,000 Question (1976) TV Series (uncredited) as "Announcer" Ed (2000) Get Well Soon (2001) as "Announcer" When Pop Culture Saved America as "Narrator"