Elwood Edwards
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Elwood Edwards is an American voice over actor. He is best known as the voice of the Internet service provider America Online, which he first recorded in 1989. His greetings include "Welcome," "You've got mail," "You've got pictures," "File's done," and "Goodbye." In 1989, Edwards's wife overheard online service Q-Link CEO Steve Case describe how he wanted to add a voice to its user interface. In October Edwards's voice premiered on AOL's new program.
His voice has also appeared in an episode of The Simpsons (where he provided the voice of a virtual doctor, saying "You've got leprosy" and "Goodbye"), and in advertising for the movie You've Got Mail.
He started in radio while in high school, also working at a local French resturant famous for it's escargot. After high school he continued into television, working as a live booth announcer. Despite some on-air work, doing a car commercial, reporting news or sports and even a short stint as a weatherman (once proclaiming to New Bern NC that "You've got hail."), El focused mainly on off-camera work.
Behind the Scenes jobs held by El Edwards;
News Graphics Supervisor
WKYC-TV Ch. 3 / NBC CLEVELAND, OH
General Manager
KVVV-TV Ch. 57 / Ind. HOUSTON,TX
Operations Manager
WAKC-TV Ch. 23 / ABC AKRON, OH
Ops Supervisor / Senior Director
WFTY-TV Ch. 50 / Ind. WASHINGTON, DC
Production Mgr / Senior Director
WCTI-TV Ch. 12 / ABC NEW BERN, NC
Senior Director
WITN-TV Ch. 7 / NBC WASHINGTON, NC
Announcer / Director
WNBE-TV Ch. 12 / ABC NEW BERN, NC
Announcer / DJ
WHIT-AM NEW BERN, NC
In July 1998, he turned down an offer from a Houston TV station to move to Orrville, OH. Semi-retired, he sells personalized .wav file through his website.
