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Today — 8 November 2024Main stream

Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74

8 November 2024 at 14:16
Early in the internet era, he was also behind AOL’s “Welcome!” “File’s done” and “Goodbye” messages. “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day.”

© Phil Long for The New York Times

Elwood Edwards was the voice of AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” alert, which earned him mostly anonymous fame and a guest role on “The Simpsons.”
Before yesterdayMain stream

Inside Past Election Nights at The New York Times, Through Photos

6 November 2024 at 03:02
The first presidential election The Times covered was in 1852. Things have changed a lot since the days of typewriters and motographs — see how, in archival images from decades past.

© The New York Times

Election night at The New York Times used to be filled with the fervor of clacking typewriters...
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