David Letterman's longtime announcer Alan Kalter has died at 78 in Connecticut

David Letterman’s longtime announcer Alan Kalter, who worked on The Late Show from 1995 thru 2015, died at 78 on Monday.

Kalter’s wife Peggy confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday that Kalter died at Connecticut’s Stamford Hospital. His cause of death has not been announced. 

Kalter had worked with Letterman, 74, following the retirement of Bill Wendell in September of 1995, when Letterman was in his second year on CBS, and remained thru Letterman’s May 20, 2015 finale.

The latest: David Letterman’s longtime announcer Alan Kalter, who worked on the Late Show from 1995 thru 2015, died at 78 on Monday. He was snapped in 2014 in NYC 

Letterman issued a statement paying memorial to his longtime announcer: ‘When our announcer of 15 years Bill Wendell retired, producer Robert Morton came to my office with an audio tape containing auditions for several announcers. Alan’s was the first and only voice we listened to. We knew he would be our choice.

He continued: ‘Whatever else, we always had the best announcer in television. Wonderful voice and eagerness to play a goofy character of himself. Did I mention he could sing? Yes he could. He enthusiastically did it all.

‘A very sad day, but many great memories.’

Kalter, who worked alongside Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, also took part in bits such as Alan Kalter’s Celebrity Interview. Letterman tossed Kalter in a swimming pool in his debut on the CBS comedy talk show.

Kalter was a mainstay on Letterman’s show thru his May 20, 2015 finale (pictured) 

Kalter’s wife Peggy confirmed on Monday that Kalter died at Connecticut’s Stamford Hospital. The couple was snapped in June of 2015 

Kalter, who worked alongside Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra, also took part in bits such as Alan Kalter’s Celebrity Interview 

Speaking with CBS New York two days before Letterman’s last broadcast in May of 2015, Kalter said of the show, ‘I’ve had such a great 20 years, it’s been a blessing every single day.’

The Brooklyn-born entertainer opened up about the happy time he had while recording the show over the course of two decades.

‘Every one of us goes through a terrible time once in a while, before 3 o’clock or before 4 o’clock,’ he said. ‘But no matter what my day is like, from 4:30 to 5:30, I laugh, I smile, every day.’

Kalter told The NY Post in 2015 of working with Letterman, ‘He’s a perfectionist … he keeps the people that are doing the job they were hired to do. He’s very complimentary when you do a good job.’ 

Kalter had also worked as an announcer on the game shows To Tell the Truth and The Money Maze, as well as for the USA Network 

Longtime talent: Kalter crossed paths with Letterman when he worked on the game show The $25,000 Pyramid

Comedy icon: Letterman was snapped last month at an event in NYC; he said of Kalter’s passing, ‘A very sad day, but many great memories’

The announcer was a teacher in Long Island, New York prior to transitioning into broadcasting.

Kalter crossed paths with Letterman when he worked on the game show The $25,000 Pyramid.

He had also worked as an announcer on the game shows To Tell the Truth and The Money Maze, as well as for the USA Network.