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Tedi Thurman

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Radio Personality

The Resume

    (June 23, 1923-September 17, 2012)
    Born in Midville, Georgia
    Birth name was Dorothy Ruth Thurman
    Model and actress
    Read weather updates for NBC's weekend radio show 'Monitor' (1955-61)
    Appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jack Paar' (1957)
    Voice of numerous radio and TV commercials
    Nicknamed 'Miss Monitor'

Why she might be annoying:

    Her only movie role was in Ed Wood's grade-z 'Jailbait.' (1954)
    While breaking into acting, she took voice lessons to minimize her Southern accent, only to be asked to emphasize the accent for her 'Monitor' broadcasts.
    She did not know anything about meteorology but simply relayed info obtained from the Weather Bureau in Washington, DC.
    After finishing 'Monitor' one week, she drove off to Long Island and ended up in the middle of a tropical storm she had no idea was coming.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She had a sultry, seductive voice.
    She always lead off her broadcasts with the weather for Atlanta since she was a native of Georgia.
    New York Times critic Jack Gould said that she made the weather report 'sound like an irresistible invitation to an unforgettable evening.'
    She was described as 'the most recognizable female voice in the country.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 57 Votes: 71.93% Annoying