The man behind the voice of AOL's "You've got mail" said he is retiring from his job at a Cleveland, Ohio news station after more than 13 years.

Elwood Edwards is a veteran video and graphics editor at WKYC, an NBC affiliate. But few people recognize his famous voice when he's out every day, Edwards told the "Today" show.

"At my bank, they do. But when I'm out and about, people normally don't have any clue who I am," Edwards said.

It was in 1989 when he recorded the famous "You've got mail" phrase for America Online. Edwards also lent his voice to the AOL phrases "Welcome," "File's done" and "Goodbye."

The nostalgic phrase marks the days of dial-up Internet, a time before iPhones and the rise of Wi-Fi. Americans unknowingly heard Edwards' voice over 35 million times a day when AOL was at its peak in the mid '90s, "Today" reported. A movie was even inspired by the phrase, the romantic-comedy "You've Got Mail," starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

According to a 1998 article from Fast Company magazine, Edwards got the gig with AOL because of his wife, Karen, who in the late '80s worked for a company called Quantum Computer Services. She found out the company's CEO wanted someone's voice for a user interface. Karen suggested her husband.

Edwards said he recorded the phrases with a cassette deck in his living room. He received ample compensation for keeping quiet about his identity all of these years.  

"Let's just say that I have a good relationship with AOL," Edwards told "Today."                

Edwards also announced he is retiring after 47 years of working. He told "Today" executives what his next dream job would be:

"What I would like to do next is voice-overs right here. Or graphics, right here."