Paul Haney, Mission Control Voice, dies

I apologize if I missed the group's notice about this but
only ran across the article a short while ago:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/sc...?iht&ref=space

Paul Haney, Voice of Mission Control, Dies at 80
By KENNETH CHANG
Published: June 2, 2009

Paul Haney, who was known as the voice of NASA's mission
control for his live commentary during the Gemini and Apollo
space flights in the 1960s, died Thursday in Alamogordo, N.M.
He was 80.

The cause was melanoma, which had spread to the brain,
said his wife, Jan.

It was Mr. Haney's voice as director of public affairs
that broadcast audiences heard live from the Houston control
room, explaining what was going on. The calmness that the public
heard from 1965 to 1969, as Mr. Haney announced tense events
like launchings and difficult recoveries, contrasted with some
behind-the scenes conflict.

Working as a newspaper reporter before and after his
time at NASA, Mr. Haney pushed the space agency to share more
information with reporters and often clashed with engineers
and astronauts who sought to avoid disclosures that might be
embarrassing.


[ The article goes into further details of his life, including
of his firing and what sounds like a chilling confrontation with Deke
Slayton. ]

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Joseph Nebus
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Paul Haney certainly is the name I remember as the 'voice of mission control'
but according to the article posted, Mr. Haney left NASA a 'few months' before
the moon landings.

In that case who are the voices in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z5t8...eature=related

These I also distinctly remember from childhood. There are two
one at the Cape and one in Houston who takes over once
'the tower is clear' when mission control moves over to Houston.

Dave