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Broadcaster Tom Snyder Dies at 71


Tom Snyder Dies in San Francisco at 71 From Complications Associated With Leukemia


His catch phrase: "Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air."


Snyder gained fame in his heyday when Dan Aykroyd spoofed him in the early days of "Saturday Night Live." His chain-smoking, black beetle brows (contrasting with his mostly gray hair), mercurial manner and self-indulgent, digressive way of asking questions as well as his clipped speech pattern made for a distinctive sendup.