Elwood Edwards, the voice behind AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail” greeting, has died. He was 74.
The iconic figure died on Tuesday after suffering from “a long illness,” according to an announcement by a local news station, WKYC-TV, in Cleveland, Ohio, where he was formerly employed as graphics and camera operator, among other roles.
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Edwards died one day before his 75th birthday, the announcement added. No other details were revealed surrounding his death.
ABC News has reached out to the station and his family members for comment.
Edwards recorded the famous message for America Online also known as AOL in 1989.
In a video posted by AOL on YouTube, Edwards shared that he was offered the opportunity for the announcer gig through his wife who was an employee at the company.
“It all started when my wife, Karen, who worked for Quantum Computer Services, overheard [former CEO of AOL] Steve Case talking about adding a voice to the then upcoming AOL software in 1989 so she volunteered my voice [on] a cassette deck in my living room,” he explained at the time.