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Ray Szmanda is best known for his role as the "Menard's Guy" in the Menard's home improvement store commercials. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He began his career as a radio announcer in the 1950s, and later moved to television. He was the host of the Milwaukee-based game show "Let's Play Post Office" from 1959 to 1962. In the late 1970s, Szmanda began appearing in Menard's commercials, and he continued to appear in them until his retirement in 1998. He was known for his catchphrase, "Save big money at Menard's!" Szmanda was inducted into the Madison Advertising Hall of Fame in 2004. He was also inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2006. Szmanda is now retired and lives in Wausau, Wisconsin. He is 92 years old.

Popular As Raymond Jack Szmanda
Occupation Radio and television announcer
Age 92 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 22 June 1926
Birthday 22 June
Birthplace Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Date of death (2018-05-06) Antigo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died Place Antigo, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Ray Szmanda Height, Weight & Measurements

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Who Is Ray Szmanda's Wife?

His wife is Maxine Szmanda

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Ray Szmanda Net Worth

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2018

Szmanda died on May 6, 2018, at age 91, of pneumonia, heart problems and complications from a fall.

1999

Szmanda lived in Antigo, Wisconsin. His family included four sons and three daughters. His wife, Maxine, died in 1999, and his son, Ray Jr., died in 2002. His great-nephew Eric Szmanda is an actor, best known as Greg Sanders on CSI.

1976

His career with Menards began in 1976, where he was a fixture of the ads until his retirement in 1998. He did, however, make occasional ads with the company starting in 1999. Szmanda appeared in the 1970s science fiction movie The Alpha Incident and hosted the Wausau version of High Quiz Bowl.

1951

He worked for radio and television stations as a staff announcer from 1951 to 1958, when he began to freelance. From 1959 to 1978, he operated the Trans-American School of Broadcasting in his hometown of Wausau, Wisconsin.

1926

Raymond Jack "Ray" Szmanda, Sr. (June 22, 1926 – May 6, 2018) was an American radio and television announcer known throughout the Midwestern United States as the spokesperson for Menards, a position he held for more than two decades.