Howard Finkel – born June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020 – was a professional wrestling ring announcer.
He was best known for his appearances in WWE.
He began working for Vincent J. McMahon’s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975, and was a Madison Square Garden ring announcer since 1977.
Finkel was WWE’s longest-serving employee (40 years) and was widely regarded as the greatest ring announcer of all time.
He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.