Indeed.
Back before speech synthesis, the old long distance network relied on a host of recorded voice messages that those of us who are old (enough) remember, perhaps fondly. The majority of them were recorded by a voice actor named Jane Barbe, who made it as pleasant as possible to be told you had to deposit another fiddy cent for the next three minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F8fRqCkF5Y
And if you need a quick smile, check out this bit with Dick Clark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2YJu3i4edI