In a world where countless anonymous voices fire thousands of marketing messages at all of us daily, one man rose to legendary status above all the rest.

NPR reports on the death of Don LaFontaine. You may not know him by name, but his voice is instantly familiar. Hear it — and see him — in the Geico commercial above.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 7:19 am and is filed under This 'n' That.