What is John Harlan (announcer)?
[[File:John Harlan (announcer).png|thumb|upright|right|John Harlan at [[Fresno State University]], c. 1948]] '''John Henry Harlan''' (December 21, 1925 &ndash; February 27, 2017) was an American television and radio [[announcer]]. He has worked on many television projects for over 40 years, mainly game and [[variety show]]s. He was born in [[Sonoma County, California]]. Perhaps his best-known work was for the [[Bob Hope]] specials aired on [[NBC]] during the 1960s through the 1990s and for ''[[Name That Tune]]'' produced between 1974 and 1985. Harlan studied at [[California State University, Fresno]], graduating in 1948.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=e-fxIJEuhkkC&q=harlan&pg=PA79 Memories of the Future]'' by Wendell Bell</ref> Harlan died in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on February 27, 2017, aged 91.<ref>[http://www.inlandnewstoday.com/story.php?s=45329 Voice-over announcer John Harlan dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Harlan, John}} [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:American radio personalities]] [[Category:American television personalities]] [[Category:Entertainers from California]] {{US_bio-stub}}