Christopher Donisi, an Arlington pipefitter, has been selected as the new welcoming voice for Boston Logan International Airport, winning a contest that attracted more than 6,000 auditions. His voice will greet the millions of visitors and returning residents who travel through the airport each year.
Massport CEO Rich Davey announced the selection Thursday morning on KISS 108, according to NBC Boston. The announcement settled the airport’s “Voice of Logan” competition and delivered the news directly to Donisi, who reacted with surprise and excitement during the broadcast.
MassLive identified Donisi as an Arlington pipefitter and reported the size of the audition field. His selection brings a Massachusetts resident to a role centered on welcoming travelers to Boston, whether they are arriving for a visit or coming back home.
Davey framed the result as the public’s choice when he told Donisi that he had won, NBC Boston reported. The Massport chief also expressed enthusiasm about having Donisi provide the airport’s welcome. The reports identify Donisi as the winner but do not detail the voting totals or the margin separating the finalists.
A radio announcement, an airport audience
For Donisi, the first audience for the news was on the radio. NBC Boston described his reaction as emotional: He said he was shocked, struggled to collect himself and expressed eagerness to take on the role. His response underscored that the announcement was a surprise to him.
The audience for his new assignment will be much larger than that broadcast moment. NBC Boston reported that the role will put his voice before millions of people arriving in Boston each year. That includes both visitors being welcomed to the city and local residents returning through Logan.
The contest’s title describes the assignment: Donisi will become the airport’s welcoming voice. Neither report supplied here describes broader announcing duties, the wording of the welcome or the locations within the airport where travelers will hear it. The confirmed news is his selection for the greeting role.
Selected from thousands of auditions
The more than 6,000 auditions reported by MassLive show the scale of the search that preceded Thursday’s announcement. Donisi emerged from that field as the winner, with the result announced by Massport’s chief executive rather than through an airport greeting itself.
The two outlets’ accounts focus on different elements of the same result. MassLive highlights the winner’s Arlington connection, his trade and the number of auditions, while NBC Boston details the radio reveal and his immediate response. Together, they identify the person who will now be associated with Logan’s welcome.
For travelers, the result establishes a new name behind that airport greeting: Christopher Donisi. For the Arlington pipefitter, Thursday’s announcement marked his selection for a public-facing assignment reaching people traveling to Boston from beyond his hometown.
