Alan Robert Kalter (March 21, 1943 – October 4, 2021) was an American television announcer from New York City. He is best known as the announcer for the Late Show with David Letterman, a role he held from September 4, 1995, until Letterman's retirement on May 20, 2015.
Career
Kalter, nicknamed "Big Red" and "TV's Uncle Jerry" by Letterman, began his stint as the "voice" of the Late Show with David Letterman on September 4, 1995, replacing the retiring Bill Wendell. He was an English and Public Speaking teacher at Baldwin High School on Long Island in the late 1960s and was also the voice of the Michelin Man. He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, and began his broadcasting career on local radio stations.
Kalter lived in Stamford, Connecticut. He married Carol Cepler and they had two children, Lauren Hass and Diana Binger. After his longtime marriage to Carol Cepler ended in divorce, he married his second wife Peggy Masterson in 2003. He had five grandchildren.
Filmography
- The Money Maze (1974) TV Series as "Announcer"
- The $128,000 Question (1976) TV Series (uncredited) as "Announcer"
- Ed (2000)
- Get Well Soon (2001) as "Announcer"
- When Pop Culture Saved America as "Narrator"