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Howard Finkel (born June 7, 1957) in is a professional
wrestling ring announcer. Hired in 1975 by Vince McMahon, Sr's World Wide
Wrestling Federation, "The Fink" was one of the first
people brought in to the junior McMahon's nascent World Wrestling
Federation, and is widely credited as WWE's first and longest lasting
employee.
Finkel, a native of New York City, began announcing
wrestling shows at Madison Square Garden in 1975. By 1980, he was made
lead ring announcer for the WWF's biggest events. Across two decades,
Finkel's distinctive voice was one of the trademarks of WWF
programming.
In addition to announcing, Finkel would occasionally
take place in gimmick matches (as "Finkus Maximus"),
including a feud with current WWE RAW announcer Lillian Garcia. Finkel
currently does behind-the-scenes work for WWE's various companies,
including doing interviews for various WWE.com programs and being WWE's
chief statistician. Although Finkel's current television appearances are
sporadic (appearing only at major pay-per-view special events and the
occasional episode of WWE RAW), The Fink remains the only WWE performer to
appear at every single WrestleMania event. Also, several sources say that
Finkel suggested the "WrestleMania" name, and Vince McMahon immediately
accepted the idea.
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