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Ferdinand A. Facey [1] (October 19, 1930 – April 13, 2003), [2] known as Fred Facey, was an American radio and television announcer . Career. Facey joined the announcing staff of NBC in New York City in 1967, and remained with the network for the rest of his life.
- Remembering Fred Facey
- Fred Facey’s Evening Sign-Off Voiceover For WNBC-TV
- Fred Facey & Methodshop.Com
- We Miss You Fred!
You might have heard Fred’s warm familiar voice on shows such as the TODAY Show, Meet The Press, MSNBC‘s The News with Brian Williams, and billboards for Carson Daly, Saturday Night Live (SNL) as well as many commercials. Here are some examples of Fred’s larger than life voice for NBC News.
In addition to his work for NBC’s national news and entertainment programs, Facey was also a voice of the local NBC New York TV station, WNBC. Before TV stations ran 24/7 programming like they do today, they all used to sign-off for the evening after their late news or late night talk shows. After the final program aired for the evening (or early m...
Fred kindly recorded a a series of audio intros for MethodShop in 1999 and picked up the lunch or bar tab too many times for us to count. One of his favorite places to go was a midtown Manhattan restaurant called Hurley’s Salon. In the summer of 2002, we took a series of photos at a lunch with Fred and his best friend, fellow NBC announcer, Don Par...
A kind and gentle man with a wonderful sense of humor and a smooth sense of style, Fred was a true master at his craft. To say he will be greatly missed is an understatement. His memory will always remain close to our hearts. We miss you Salt!Mr. Facey was 72.
Fred Facey, a veteran offscreen announcer for the Today show and several other NBC broadcasts, has died of cancer at age 72. Facey had worked at NBC since 1967 before his death on April 13. In...
May 12, 2003 · Fred Facey, a veteran offscreen announcer for the " Today " show and several other NBC broadcasts, has died of cancer. He was 72. Mr. Facey had worked at NBC since 1967 before his death April...
Apr 27, 2003 · Fred Facey, a veteran offscreen announcer for the "Today" show and several other NBC broadcasts, has died of cancer at age 72. Facey had worked at NBC since 1967 before his death on April 13.
Apr 27, 2003 · April 27, 2003. Fred Facey, a veteran offscreen announcer for the "Today" show and several other NBC broadcasts, has died of cancer at age 72. Facey had worked at NBC since 1967 before his...
Apr 27, 2003 · April 27, 2003. Fred Facey, a veteran offscreen announcer for the "Today" show and several other NBC broadcasts, has died of cancer at age 72. Facey had worked at NBC since 1967 before his...
