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  Jane Barbe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jane Barbe (July 29, 1928–July 18, 2003) had one of the most recognized voices in the U.S. even though few know her name or face, because she made the recordings long heard by telephone callers when they dialed a number "no longer in service."
Barbe died July 18, 2003, in Roswell, Georgia at the age of 74 of complications from cancer.
She is survived by her husband, John Barbe, her daughter, Susan Stubin of Passaic, New Jersey, her son David Barbe, of Athens, Georgia, and seven grandchildren.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jane_Barbe   (328 words)

  
 Jane Barbe -- a familiar voice on the telephone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Barbe was the queen of telephone recordings, whose friendly but authoritative voice was heard an estimated 40 million times a day in the 1980s and early 1990s on everything from automated time and weather messages to hotel wake-up calls.
Barbe did most of her recordings for Atlanta-based Electronic Telecommunications Inc., which at one time produced as many as 2,000 voice messaging systems for businesses and government agencies, and for Octel Communications, which is now a part of Bell Labs/Lucent.
Barbe is survived by her husband, a daughter, a son and seven grandchildren.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/07/28/BA92571.DTL&type=printable   (533 words)

  
 [Deathwatch] Jane Barbe, 'The Telephone Lady', 74
Barbe was born in Florida and raised in Atlanta, studying drama at the University of Georgia.
Barbe also understood that her ubiquitous presence was sometimes a source of hostility: “I know people get frustrated sometimes at the sound of my voice,” she told the Chicago Sun-Times in 1992.
Jane Barbe, who recorded messages used by telephone companies across the country, died of complications from cancer at the age of 74.
slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2003-August/000480.html   (723 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Jane Barbe
For four decades, Barbe was the "The Telephone Lady," the voice actress hired by telecommunication companies around the globe to tell millions of customers the date, time and weather.
Barbe studied drama at the University of Georgia and worked as a featured singer with the Buddy Morrow Orchestra.
Barbe died on July 18 from cancer at the age of 74.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000177.html   (287 words)

  
 ajc.com | Metro | Jane Barbe, 74, voice heard round the world | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jane Barbe collaborated with her husband, John, a music arranger, on numerous radio and TV commercials.
Barbe was hired as a vocalist with the Buddy Morrow Orchestra, where she met her husband, John Barbe, the band's music arranger.
Barbe had a Southern accent, but on the job, she spoke in unaccented American English, using a tone described as authoritative but friendly.
www.ajc.com /metro/content/metro/obits/0703/22barbe.html   (619 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend
A collection of recordings that are representative of the late Jane Barbe, known unofficially as "The Telephone Lady".
Barbe, who died in July 2003, had produced many telephone company intercept recordings, as well as lent her voice for used in automated intercept systems, operator assisted dialing systems, and voice mail systems.
Jane Barbe retired in February 2003, and passed away on July 18, 2003.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=1949482&postID=109008822818488202   (237 words)

  
 Jane Barbe
Jane Barbe has one of the most recognizable voices in the world.
Jane was the featured singer, and John was the road manager, musical director, and band member.
Jane is delighted that people are interested in knowing who the familiar voice is on the other end of the telephone line.
www.etcia.com /jane_barbe.html   (369 words)

  
 JIVE Magazine Forums - Jane Barbe Dead at 74
July 28, 2003 -- Jane Barbe, whose voice was familiar to millions of telephone users across the country who ever dialed a wrong number or had to "Please listen to the following options" in a voice-mail system, died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of complications from cancer.
Barbe was the queen of telephone recordings, whose voice was heard an estimated 40 million times a day in the 1980s and early 1990s on everything from automated time and weather messages to hotel wake-up calls.
Barbe is survived by her husband, John, a daughter, Susan Stubin of Passaic, N.J.; a son, David, of Athens, Ga.; and seven grandchildren.
www.jivemagazine.com /forum/showthread.php?t=4935   (326 words)

  
 In Memoriam: Jane Barbe
Jane Barbe--whose voice was instantly recognizable to every telephone user who ever dialed a wrong number, called a number no longer in service or simply sought to find out the current time and temperature--died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of complications from cancer.
Barbe began her telecom career in 1963 with Atlanta-based voicemail pioneer Audichron (which was acquired by Electronic Tele-Communications in 1989), announcing time, temperature and weather information in addition to recording personalized announcements for financial institutions and other sponsors.
Although Barbe spoke with a Southern twang in everyday conversation, she developed an unaccented American voice for her voiceover work.
telephonyonline.com /access/web/telecom_memoriam_jane_barbe/index.html   (452 words)

  
 Barbe Ondrea Barbe Photography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Barbe Museum and Art Gallery tells the special story of the coastal strip between the New Forest St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery is an independent, charitable organisation run by.
Jane Barbe (Photo: Audichron) (CBS) One of the most recognizable voices in the country was silenced Tuesday.
Jane Barbe--whose voice was instantly recognizable to every telephone user who ever dialed a wrong number, called a number no longer in service or simply sought to find out the current time and temperature--died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of Barbe began her telecom career in 1963 with Atlanta-based voicemail pioneer.
www.99hosted.com /names441.html   (431 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Barbe’s voice is heard by millions of people every day announcing ETC’s Audichron® time, temperature, and weather services.
An Atlanta native, Jane is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in drama.
Jane has made her mark in television on a variety of shows including "I’ve Got a Secret", "The Mike Douglas Show", "CBS News", "Real People", "Good News" and "PM Magazine" as the "Time Lady".
www.telephonetribute.com /text/janebarbe.txt   (269 words)

  
 mental_floss library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
You've probably heard Jane Barbe, even though you may never have heard of her...
Jane's voice is broadcast around the world 24 hours a day on the Time and Frequency Radio Station of the National Institute of Technology.
Jane got her start as a voice artist in the 1960s, when she was hired to do the time and temperature announcements for the Audichron Company in Atlanta.
www.mentalfloss.com /archives/archive2003-05-16.htm   (189 words)

  
 CBS News | Voice Of Phone Messages Silenced | July 29, 2003 17:59:06
A drama major at the University of Georgia, Barbe started recording the announcements in 1963.
Barbe said she always did her best not to sound like a machine.
She said it could be overwhelming if she started to think she was talking to 22 million people a day.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/07/25/sunday/main565229.shtml   (269 words)

  
 Parkway Rest Stop: The Telephone Lady — Disconnected.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
It turns out that the voice you (and approximately 22 million other people per day) heard belonged to Jane Barbe.
Barbe had been recording messages for phone companies around the country for more than 40 years.
Barbe ever met AOL’s “You’ve got mail” guy, maybe at some kind of convention of people who make recorded messages heard by gazillions of people every day.
parkwayreststop.com /archives/000261.html   (112 words)

  
 Jane Barbe -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jane Barbe -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Barbe died July 18, 2003, in (Click link for more info and facts about Roswell, Georgia) Roswell, Georgia at the age of 74 of complications from (Type genus of the family Cancridae) cancer.
She is survived by her husband, John Barbe, her daughter, Susan Stubin of (Click link for more info and facts about Passaic, New Jersey) Passaic, New Jersey, her son David Barbe, of (Click link for more info and facts about Athens, Georgia) Athens, Georgia, and seven grandchildren.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jane_barbe.htm   (264 words)

  
 "At the tone..... (the "B" side)"-->The "voice" of WWVH.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
the late, Jane Barbe of Atlanta, GA Jane Barbe is the “voice” of WWVH, the Time and Frequency Radio Station of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).She was affectionately known as the
Jane was an Atlanta native and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in drama.She was married and had been a commercial singer and actress for many years.
Jane passed away on July 18, 2003 after a battle with cancer.
www.geocities.com /radiojunkie3/barbe1.htm   (227 words)

  
 EverythingNY: Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Phone recording voice dies: 'JANE Barbe, whose voice was familiar to millions of telephone users across the country who ever dialed a wrong number or had to "Please listen to the following options" in a voice-mail system, died July 18 in Roswell, Ga.
New York State Supreme Court Justice, Emily JANE Goodman, provides a great intro for anyone who ever wondered how our New York courts are structured.
The Post's Keith Kelly has a scoop on Jayson Blair's first piece of writing post-Times: His JANE magazine article is about mistakes he made and suggests readers not repeat them.
www.everythingny.com /search.php?ty=HeadlineSearch&se=JANE   (574 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jane Barbe, 74, Is Dead; Notable Voice on Those Phone Recordings: "Ms.
Barbe began her career of delivering impersonal messages in friendly, helpful tones in 1963.
Working for Electronic Communications Inc. in Atlanta, she recorded the time and temperature information provided by phone companies, then tackled the 'intercept' messages — like 'The number you have dialed is not in service' — that greet misdialers and the misinformed."
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=473382&postID=105956852592444100   (111 words)

  
 scrubbles.net: Phone Lady Dead
Jane Barbe, generically friendly voice of a zillion phone messages, passed away.
I always like to think that she introduced herself to others a la Troy McClure: "Hello, I'm Jane Barbe....
Barbe's voice could be used in various situations for centuries to come.
www.scrubbles.net /mt-archive/000028.html   (168 words)

  
 Miscellaneous - Bell System Recorded Announcements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jane Barbe (pronounced "Barbie") was the woman who did the later voice recordings for the Bell System.
According to the old practices and letters I found that were issued at the time, they were in response to customer complaints of overly loud SIT's on the KS tapes.
This is in.wav form directly from Audichron, so you get to hear Jane just as the techs heard her.
www.bellsystemmemorial.com /recordedannouncements.html   (738 words)

  
 Stupid Evil Bastard - Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburgers.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jane Barbe passed away July 18 from cancer.
She was the Queen of phone recordings in a career that spanned 40 years.
Post a comment to 'Jane Barbe passed away July 18 from cancer.'
stupidevilbastard.com /index/icyblue/C19   (1851 words)

  
 A Small Victory: another in the "lesser-known but dead as well" category   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Maybe you've never heard of Jane Barbe, but chances are, you've heard her voice.
Yet another famous obit today: Jane Barbe, the woman best known for recording "We're sorry, your call cannot be completed as dialed" and other standard Bell System error messages, has died of cancer at age 74.
That means she could well have lived in my house or my neighborhood.
asmallvictory.net /archives/004077.html   (127 words)

  
 TIME Asia Print Page: Milestones -- August 11, 2003 / Vol. 162 No. 5   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jane Barbe, 74, whose name was known to few but whose voice is familiar to millions who use voice mail or pick up the phone to find out the time or temperature; in Roswell, Georgia.
Barbe first recorded announcements for telephone answering system pioneer Audichron Co. in 1963.
By the 1980s, she was heard by an estimated 40 million people daily.
www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/printout/0,13675,501030811-472926,00.html   (757 words)

  
 www.smpte-sbe48.org - News
Jane Barbe, (pronounced "Barbie"), better known as "The Voice of America" and "The Most Heard Voice in The World" because of her voiceovers and recordings for phone companies, died Tuesday, July 22 in Roswell, Ga. Jane grew up in Atlanta and was a U. of Georgia drama grad.
In addition, Jane's voice is heard on the National Bureau of Standard's Time Signal [WWVH] and on many hotel wake-up systems.
In addition to her work in broadcast advertising, Jane appeared on The Mike Douglas Show, I've Got a Secret, CBS News and Real People as the "Time Lady," and served several terms on AFTRA's executive board.
www.smpte-sbe48.org /oldnews/news0903.html   (7144 words)

  
 WLKY.com - The Weird Chronicles - Weird On Ice
Take your phone handset from the cradle and hold it high as a salute to Jane Barbe.
If you ever dialed a wrong number, called for the time and temperature or navigated a voice mail system, you no doubt encountered the dulcet tones of Ms.
So now, in tribute to Jane Barbe, I'd like you all to press 1 to offer your condolences.
www.wlky.com /theweirdchronicles/2374482/detail.html   (819 words)

  
 ETC Recording Services
With over 25 years of experience, we have consistently met the challenges of telephony and established a reputation for quality messages.
John Doyle and Jane Barbe, known as the "Telephone Lady," are heard on ETC time, temperature, weather systems around the world.
Custom switch, industry-specific, or other types of vocabulary can be created for Digicept Emcee, Digicept DNA Modules (including the models 2002 and 2000), System 3, System 3 Jr, or any non-proprietary announcer.
www.etcia.com /recording.html   (281 words)

  
 Often And Then Again
But Jane has always thought of her brothers as nerds.
Jane Barbe, whose voice was familiar to millions of telephone users across the country who ever dialed a wrong number or had to "Please listen to the following options" in a voice-mail system, died July 18 in Roswell, Ga., of complications from cancer.
Steve, who has two parrots and writes Little Tiny Lies that are actually huge whoppers, has a comment section with barbed wire.
johndjackson.blogspot.com /2003_07_01_johndjackson_archive.html   (15215 words)

  
 Blog of Death: July 2003 Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In 2001, Shields wrote a biography of Jane Austen that won the Charles Taylor prize for literary nonfiction.
In 1973, Wells published the novel, "Jane," a semi-autobiographical story about a tough, American movie critic living in London and juggling three men.
James returned to performing in 1989 when he discovered a passion for playing the hurdy-gurdy, a medieval instrument that looks like an ancient fiddle with a wheel.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/2003_07.html   (14170 words)

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