Howard Finkel (June 7, 1950 – April 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestling ring announcer. He worked with WWE since 1977. He began working for Vince McMahon Sr.'s World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in 1975 and was a ring announcer, beginning in 1977. Finkel was seen as one of the best ring announcers of all time.