"Talkin' to the voice!"

During my years of entering statistics for a sports data-gathering company, I used to hear regularly from a stat keeper who didn't address me as Drew for years.  Because he was familiar with my weekly radio scores and highlights reports, he always referred to me as just "the voice."  "The voice!" he'd exclaim when I answered the phone.  "I'm talkin' to the voice!"  It amused me when I'd be put on hold and he'd apologize.  "Voice, are you still there?" he'd ask when interference on the phone line prevented him from reading off all of his team's stats at once.  "Voice, I'm sorry about that," he'd continue.  Shortly after a new employee started working there, he answered the phone and was asked, "Is the voice working tonight?"  He told me he was glad I'd explained the situation because he'd almost told the caller, "No, I'm sorry.  I didn't see the latest episode of 'The Voice.'"