Here is the link to the press release announcing that "Stuttering John" Melendez will be Jay Leno's new announcer, effective March 29. In my first post on this, I suggested this was a bad idea…and I guess I still think that. But I also reminded myself that I don't like it when folks "review" a movie or show before they've seen it, and especially not when it hasn't been produced yet. So with a fair amount of skepticism, I wait to see how this will work.
By the way: I am assured from two separate sources close to the situation that the departure of Edd Hall as Jay's announcer was entirely Hall's idea. Usually in show business, when someone leaves a steady job and doesn't go immediately to something better, the assumption is that they got fired or at least nudged out the door. This was apparently not the case here. Hall really does want to investigate other career opportunities. So good for him for having the courage to make the change, and I hope he succeeds.