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.
Szmanda was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and served in the United States Navy during World War II.
He worked for radio and television stations as a staff announcer from 1951 to 1958, when he began to freelance.
Szmanda also appeared in the 1970s science fiction movie The Alpha Incident and hosted the Wausau version of High Quiz Bowl.
Szmanda died on May 6, 2018, at age 91, of pneumonia, heart problems and complications from a fall.