by TurningOfTheWheel
Within a few years, Frank Oglesby, Jr.'s voice will be fully phased out. The Green Line is the first to see the new text-to-speech software, previously seen on the Type 9s, replace all prerecorded announcements. Other lines will soon follow.
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With the increasing need to convey “real-time information through many more channels,” the MBTA is switching to automated voice announcements, said Lisa Battiston, the deputy press secretary.
“Unfortunately, working with Frank every time a new audio file was needed was not a sustainable process — it added time and cost to an already laborious process,” Battiston said in a statement to The News. “So, for the Green Line, the decision was made to use a text-to-speech service. Over time, the MBTA intends to bring all fleets into alignment with this.”