Joanne Daniels
Joanne Daniels (1931–2023) was an American voice actress.[1][2] She was best known as the voice of telephone company time and temperature announcements for the Weatherchron company of Atlanta, Georgia (a competitor of Audichron), used in various parts of the United States including Los Angeles, California and Northern California.[1][3][4]
She also provided the voice for British Telecom,[5] and a significant number of number change announcements. Automated messages advising callers that the number had been changed and what the new number was were concatenated from recorded samples of her pronouncing the digits and other relevant phrases.
Other notable appearances
[edit]Daniels, as the time lady, is the first voice heard in the opening sequence of Real Time with Bill Maher.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b David Lazarus. "Time of day calling it quits at AT&T". Los Angeles Times. 29 Aug 2007.
- ^ "Obituary: Joanne Good Daniels September 12, 1931 – February 20, 2023". Smith Memory Chapel, Dignity Memorial. February 21, 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ Crawford, Chris (19 March 2009). "There is no more POPCORN time". Times-Standard. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Beale, Christopher (21 December 2023). "Dialing 'POP-CORN' Once Gave You the Time". www.kqed.org | KQED. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Robbins, Keaton (June 28, 2023). "The Most Memorable Corporate Telephone System Voices". voices.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Audio interview with Joanne Daniels SFGate.com
- 1970s-era Bell System AIS featuring Joanne Daniels' voice, Flushing, Queens, New York; recorded in 1992
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