By Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter Jerry Bishop, the longtime announcer for “Judge Judy” and a veteran of Los Angeles radio, died April 21 of heart disease.
He was 84. Bishop spent 24 years as the announcer for the popular syndicated court show presided over by Judge Judith Sheindlin.
Over his long career, Bishop worked as a morning drive-time host for multiple L.A. radio stations including KFI, KIIS and KLAC, and he spent 15 years as a voice-over announcer for Disney Channel.
Bishop, who was known by the nickname “the Bish,” continued to work on “Judge Judy” until his final days. “Jerry Bishop has been the voice of our program for 24 years.
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