DETROIT, Mich. — It's the end of the line for the three people who read the lottery numbers on Detroit TV.
WWJ Newsradio 950's Sandra McNeil reports Aggy Usedly, Beth McCleod and Darryl Wood will no longer announce the winning numbers on TV.
Usedly said she and the two others who read the numbers got the word a couple of weeks ago — and it came as a surprise.
"Our contract was up September 29th and our union rep had been contacting this gentleman in Lansing about getting together to renew the contract and then he called and said that they were not going to do that," Usedly said.
She said it's simply a sign of the times. "They're just going automated now. (We're) being replaced by a robot."
The Lottery Commission's Andi Brancato said state lotteries across the country are moving to "a more streamlined process" and Michigan is just following along with that trend.
For Usedly it's an end to a 35-year career.
She jokes that she's one of the last of the breed — local TV celebrities who aren't on the news. She said she gets recognized everywhere. "Oh, you're the lottery lady or, you know ... (they say) you're Aggie Usedly, and that's not an easy name pronounce sometimes and they remember that."
Usedly said she's loved the job.
"I enjoy it. I really do. I guess I'm a ham at heart," she said, adding that she does look forward to spending more time in Florida and traveling.
This will probably set a precedent in many other areas.
TV news reports, actors, politicians, comedians....maybe even our next President will be a HAL series 9000 robot.
Wonder if robot Presidents require a salary, or secret service protection.
That is where a great many of your jobs went in this country.
Robotics
Their contract was up, and yet they were "surprised" that it would not be renewed???
They should have expected to lose their jobs.
Are they American robots or did they outsource them?
And will they have to join the union?
my thoughts about the union don't matter nor does anyone care because i don't but," Our contract was up September 29th and our union rep."
did you know that the crossings guards in ny have a union and if you want o be a crossing guard you have to pay the dues. hope there better then the union in the story. too bad they are loseing their Job seems like a good one
Im sure they will do just fine on the unemployment checks.
In Michigan, caretakers of homebound medicaid recipients are considered union members. SEIU takes $30 of every medicaid check for union dues, even if that medicaid patient's caregivers are their parents or other family members. SEIU says "Thank you, Gov Ginny."
So how do you pronounce it ?
Usee-dly ?
Used-lee ?
Us-dly ?
U-seed-lee ?
Sed-lee ( silient U) ?
I guess locals that watched the show knew how to pronounce it, even before how to spell it,
and were saying how do you spell that ?
Imagine a winner w/ that name trying to keep a low profile ?
U-SUD-LY , Very nice woman
Thanks,
Sully16, I knew a local would know.
Wait... if her name is Aggie why do they call her Usedly??
1st name is Aggy.
The Lottery Commission's Andi Brancato said state lotteries across the country are moving to "a more streamlined process"
..really???sales are so piss poor you can't afford people anymore to say a three and 4 digit number????....
I doubt it.Streamlined prolly means pay increases for Andi.
If those robot are made in this country then they'll cost all three of the announcers combined lol
If Illinois pulls this on Linda Kollmeir and the others I will be p.o.'d de luxe!
I wonder if this means the Monday thru Friday drawings will be computerized.
Lol What a joke. Will it have the Furby or Darth Vader voice.
Sad isn't it, I just have to wonder how the robot is going to press the buttons that make the balls pop up? Is this joker just calling a computor a robot? hmmmmm.
Maybe it will be "Robi" the robot??
LOL, The robot from lost in space, danger danger, your numbers not coming,
Yeah, I don't know if the robot will know the right buttons to push to get the balls goin' like the woman did.
rotflmao,
Heh,heh,heh...
More like Hal 9000 ,..............And R2D2 will closely monitor the drawing results for Dewey,Cheatum,and Howe Law Firm .
My man mcginnin, what's up?
Robots are replacing everyone. And they keep talking about "job creation"! Create a job then replace them with a robot, machine or computer.
Here's a photo of Beth McCloud (left) and Aggie Usedly (right) when they were employed:
Hey golfer! Long time no see.
Not much, Just trying to live the dream brother.
Too bad about Beth and Aggie, that had a nice gig going for awhile. Oh well, nothing is forever. (Thanks for the photo)
Good luck with tomorrows PB.
When is this going to happen? Will they still show the numbers drawn?
As soon as the robot finishes getting his oil change and ball bearings greased.
Are they serious? Robot to replace human beings? I don't know how to react. But it seems they are making major changes in their technology to make sure that there wouldn't be any technical problem.
LOL, good one
Yea were in trouble. The GPS companys are also replacing humans. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=2ljFfL-mL70
Good one Stang!
Maybe the robots will start hiring soon..... ??????
Maybe hire the humanoids back.
I can see a house full of robots needing a housekeeper. Like the Jetson's in reverse.
Love it Ronnie!!!
There should be a new cartoon series to address that exact scenario.
hmmm I see a lot of interesting series here...I am serious. I hope all you aspiring writers check out amazonstudios.com (I am not affiliated with them). Remember ideas are not protected by copyright.
One does not need to wait for a lottery win to do this! One can play the lottery and write!
I want that Darth Vader voice on my GPS saying "round-abound".
My wish is for everyone to stop playing these lotteries then they would stop cheating the people,but that would never happen.It's hard to do I know.I'd be the first to tell how hard it is in my wonderful state of scamming.But it can be done.I'm proof.
Are these Robot going to pay taxes like us humans? Will Obami be all over this?
That's funny as heck Todd.
Just be careful you don't end up going in circles listening to it over and over. lol.
I think the Robots would be getting reparations, before they start paying taxes.
Maybe we' ll get Flobot, and Aggy or Beth can remove her chip so it dosen't work, just like Flo did in the insurance commercial.
So hell does it mean michigan lottrey is computerized ?? !!
I guess the michigan lottrey is cutting back to replace robot instead of humans ... are michiganders going to b screewed ? whats next pre draws ??