[West Warwick RI] Have we heard Don Pardo say “SATURDAY NIGHT LIIIIIIIIIIIVE” for the last time? 91-year old Pardo, now retired to Arizona, has been flying to New York 20 times a year, when SNL has staged new shows, to render his trademark introduction in person.
 | As he was inducted into The Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame — and notwithstanding his retired 58-year-old daughter’s advice to “keep working dad” — Pardo hinted that this weekend’s season finale of the late night comedy show will be his last. “I think that’s enough.” |
Dominick “Don” Pardo (pictured with ListenToAmerica.com correspondent Holland Cooke, at the Thursday night event) began his radio career at WJAR/Providence. Two years later moved to a “60-year and 6 month” stint at NBC/New York. Only he and Bob Hope held NBC’s legendary “lifetime contracts.”
