Harry Kramer (born February 9, 1911 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania â€"
died January 23, 1996 in Sarasota, Florida) was an American radio and
television announcer, better known as the "Voice of CBS News."Kramer
was an announcer with CBS in New York for 30 years, starting in the
early 1940s. His radio credits included News of the World, Viva
América, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad. On television, Kramer
was an announcer on the 1951 version of Winner Take All, but his main
fame came from two places: first, his stint as announcer for the
daytime soap opera The Edge of Night between 1957 and 1972; and
secondly, his run as announcer on the CBS Evening News with Walter
Cronkite from 1962 to 1971. Kramer was also announcer for coverage of
political conventions, space launches, assassinations, and other major
stories that unfolded during that period. His run as announcer for CBS
ended around the time he was succeeded as The Edge of Night announcer
by Hal Simms, and as CBS Evening News announcer by Bob Hite.Kramer
died after a short illness at age 84.
died January 23, 1996 in Sarasota, Florida) was an American radio and
television announcer, better known as the "Voice of CBS News."Kramer
was an announcer with CBS in New York for 30 years, starting in the
early 1940s. His radio credits included News of the World, Viva
América, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad. On television, Kramer
was an announcer on the 1951 version of Winner Take All, but his main
fame came from two places: first, his stint as announcer for the
daytime soap opera The Edge of Night between 1957 and 1972; and
secondly, his run as announcer on the CBS Evening News with Walter
Cronkite from 1962 to 1971. Kramer was also announcer for coverage of
political conventions, space launches, assassinations, and other major
stories that unfolded during that period. His run as announcer for CBS
ended around the time he was succeeded as The Edge of Night announcer
by Hal Simms, and as CBS Evening News announcer by Bob Hite.Kramer
died after a short illness at age 84.
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