Szmanda was affectionately known as "The Menards Guy" after spending more than 20 years as the television pitchman for Menards®. Each one of his commercials, of which he filmed hundreds, featured his trademark smile, infectious enthusiasm, and passion for telling you about great deals.

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. [1]

2018年5月7日 · WAUSAU - Ray Szmanda, the man who gained fame across the Midwest as the "Menards Guy" for more than 20 years, has died. Szmanda was known for his relentlessly energetic TV pitches for the...

2018年5月7日 · Today the news is spreading that Ray Szmanda, the Midwest-famous “Menards Guy,” a multi-decade TV commercial pitchman for everything from paint to faucets to lumber, passed away May 6 at the age of 91.

2018年5月7日 · Ray Szmanda, who many in the Midwest recognize from his commercials for Menards hardware stores, has died at the age of 91, family members report.

2018年5月7日 · Ray Szmanda, the longtime face and voice of Menards television commercials, died Sunday at the age of 91, according to a Facebook post from his son. "My dad was the 'Menards Guy' on Menards TV commercials for over two …

2018年5月7日 · Szmanda, of Antigo, Wis., died Sunday in home hospice care of congestive heart failure. His career with the Eau Claire, Wis.-based Menards stretched from 1976 to 1998, and he made periodic...

2018年5月7日 · Ray Szmanda, known to generations of Wisconsinites as the man who brought Menards commercials to life, has died at age 91. Szmanda passed away at his home in Antigo on Sunday, May 6, according...

2018年5月22日 · For more than three decades residents of the Midwest knew him as “The Menards Guy.” With his folksy, excitable and sometimes over-the-top personality, Menards pitchman Ray Szmanda became a regional television icon while accompanied by the “Save big money at Menards” jingle.

2018年5月8日 · Ray Szmanda, for decades the enthusiastic television pitchman for the Menards home improvement chain, has died, his family said Monday. Szmanda died Sunday at his home in the northeastern...