Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (Halifax Bank) Howard Brown (born c. 1966) is a former customer services representative and sales ambassador for HBOS plc, which owned both Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank (previously the Halifax Building Society) in the United Kingdom. He is best known for his appearances in Halifax/HBOS television advertisements, often singing and dancing. He was born in Sheldon, Birmingham, and is of Barbadian descent. Brown became the star of the HBOS Marketing Campaign in 2000, which resulted in him singing in most of his adverts. In 2003, he had a role in "The Office" Christmas special, playing himself alongside
Howard Reig station, WNBC-TV. Although he retired from NBC on March 25, 2005, he was still heard on "Nightly News" until December 14, 2007 when anchor Brian Williams announced a new voice "that you all know" will debut as the new announcer beginning December 17, 2007. The new voice is that of actor Michael Douglas. He earned a B.A. and M.F.A. from SUNY Albany. Howard Reig died on November 10, 2008, aged 87, in Venice, Florida. Howard Reig Howard Reig (May 31, 1921 – November 10, 2008) was an American radio and television announcer. His last name was pronounced "reeg." Reig was