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Author: David Baber Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476604800 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
This unique work profiles the private lives and careers of 32 American game show hosts, including the originals (e.g., Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall), the classics (e.g., Bob Barker), and the contemporaries (e.g., Regis Philbin). Organized by host, each chapter includes birth and family information and a complete career history. The most significant developments of each host’s early life and career are highlighted—complete with successes, failures, and scandals. Many of the biographies are accompanied by interviews with the host or his family and friends.
Author: David Baber Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476604800 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
This unique work profiles the private lives and careers of 32 American game show hosts, including the originals (e.g., Bill Cullen, Peter Marshall), the classics (e.g., Bob Barker), and the contemporaries (e.g., Regis Philbin). Organized by host, each chapter includes birth and family information and a complete career history. The most significant developments of each host’s early life and career are highlighted—complete with successes, failures, and scandals. Many of the biographies are accompanied by interviews with the host or his family and friends.
Author: Jefferson Graham Publisher: ISBN: 9780896597945 Category : Game shows Languages : en Pages : 208
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A history of TV's most popular form of entertainment moves from radio game precursors through the changing face of game shows and the great game-rigging scandals, to today's popular shows, with highlights on the hosts and other showmen and women who keepthe games going
Author: Maxene Fabe Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday ISBN: Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 366
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"From the original radio quiz shows through the scandal-ridden fifties up to today's extravaganzas, TV Game Shows takes you behind the sets of this uniquely American phenomenon. Here are the 10 worst and the 40 best shows of all time, the contestants, the hosts and the celebrities, the prizes and the profits, the questions and the quizzes ... Includes a complete list of every game show ever aired."--Cover.
Author: David Schwartz Publisher: ISBN: 9780816030934 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 341
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Provides information about the packager, broadcast history, hosts, announcers, producers, and rules for over five hundred television game shows
Author: Adam Nedeff Publisher: BearManor Media ISBN: 9781593938666 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 556
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This is the HARDBACK version. "I got interested in Gene Rayburn during the 1990s, when I was a teenager and I discovered a marvelous cable channel called Game Show Network. I'd been a fan of game shows my entire life, and I was excited about seeing all these shows that I just vaguely remembered from my early childhood. My biggest surprise was how obsessed I became with a show I had never heard of until I got Game Show Network; a show that was cancelled the same year I was born, funnily enough. It was a show called Match Game. Gene Rayburn, of course, was the host of Match Game, and I appreciated right away how different he was from other game show hosts. He was so hammy and mischievous and physical, and he fit the show he was hosting better than anybody I had ever seen hosting a game show. He and Match Game were absolutely made for each other. I think the biggest discovery I made was the way Gene just got repeatedly sidetracked during his career. He came to New York to become a star in musical theater. When he couldn't find work in musical theater, he wound up becoming a disc jockey. And after a decade of that, he decided to try being a television star. That didn't work out right away, so he took a job announcing a new show. Well, that turned out to be The Tonight Show. His career, right up to the end, was filled with little detours. Gene always wound up doing something besides what he was really trying to do. John Lennon was right and Gene was the proof; life is what happens when you're making other plans. The biggest pitfall I encountered was the dearth of materials from earlier in Gene's career. Because reruns weren't a consideration for so long, a considerable chunk of the man's work in television is just gone. Think about it-he's best remembered for the 1970s version of Match Game, a job that he started when he was 55 years old. So finding resources from earlier than that could be surprisingly tricky, but that made it all the more exciting when I finally did see the occasional kinescope or hear an audio recording. I think readers will enjoy #1, the memories, if they enjoy Match Game as much as I do, and #2, the surprises. Gene really had a remarkable career outside of that show. My hope for this book is that it makes that image on the TV screen a little more three-dimensional. Gene was very human, very flawed; he had his frustrations and disappointments like the rest of us." -- The Author
Author: Bob Barker Publisher: Center Street ISBN: 1599952351 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 226
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In front of the camera, he has been invited into the homes of millions of Americans as host of The Price Is Right, Truth or Consequences, Miss USA, Miss Universe, The Rose Parade, and many other programs and specials. Now Bob Barker shares stories of favorite contestants, episodes, celebrity encounters, and behind-the-scenes happenings. Beyond his public persona, he will open up about his personal life. From being raised on a Native American reservation by a single mother through the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, to training as a pilot in the Navy during World War II, through his romance with the love of his life and high school sweetheart, Dorothy Jo, and his success at retirement. His support of animal rights has always been a central part of his life. Bob delves into stories of how he has taken on Hollywood and the government in his crusade, including his anti-fur stand-off with beauty pageants, his involvement in uncovering animal abuse in movies and television, and the legislation he helped to pass. He also shares personal stories of rescuing animals, from dogs to elephants. For the innumerable fans who have welcomed Bob into their homes over the last fifty years, this book will be like catching up with a dear and familiar friend who continues to lead a full and endlessly interesting life.
Author: Bob Eubanks Publisher: Benbella Books ISBN: 9781932100280 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 388
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Best known to audiences as the host of The Newlywed Game, Eubanks chronicles his life and work from the beginning of his career as a radio dj in the late 1950's, then as a concert promoter (for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, among others) and manager for several country singers--he gave Dolly Parton her start and spent ten years on the road with Merle Haggard.
Author: Todd Newton Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781523959501 Category : Languages : en Pages : 172
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Award winning television personality Todd Newton only had one career aspiration as a boy: to be someone television viewers enjoyed tuning in to see. From an early age Newton looked up to TV icons Johnny Carson and Bob Barker simply because they entertained millions of Americans by being themselves. Today the same can be said for Todd Newton. From interviewing the world's most famous faces on the red carpets of Hollywood to sharing life-changing moments with game show contestants as they win piles of cash, Newton has mastered the art of being the man you want to invite over for dinner or have a drink with. Join The Host with the Most as he openly shares his journey from a chubby Midwestern kid with a dream to becoming one of the most familiar faces on the air today. You'll find his stories to be as colorful as the tattoos that adorn his body.
Author: Harry Friedman Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1948122189 Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 290
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2019 UPDATED EDITION – FEATURING THE JEOPARDY! ALL-STAR GAMES “This is Jeopardy!” Celebrate the thirty-fifth anniversary of America’s Favorite Quiz Show® with The Jeopardy! Book of Answers. In honor of this extraordinary milestone, the show’s producers have selected fifteen historic games from over seven thousand episodes that illustrate why the show is every bit as timely—and as lively—as it was the moment that Alex Trebek first took the stage in 1984. You’ll meet Ken Jennings in his first win, and you’ll be there for the stunning end of his record-breaking run. Experience again the epic battle of Man vs. Machine with IBM’s Watson computer. Follow the Celebrity Invitational Finals with $1,000,000 on the line for charity. Get the play-by-play for championship showdowns, memorable tournaments, and so much more. Each game includes the complete text of the Jeopardy!, Double Jeopardy!, and Final Jeopardy! rounds along with exclusive behind-the-scenes details and photos. Get to know the contestants, and, for the first time in print, you’ll get untold stories from the staff behind some of our most popular players, games, and competitions. Who knows? It may even inspire you to become the next Jeopardy! champion! From the very first Jeopardy! episode to the exciting come-from-behind finish of last season’s Tournament of Champions, The Jeopardy! Book of Answers is a must-have for any fan.
Author: David Baber
Author: David Baber
Author: Jefferson Graham
Author: Maxene Fabe
Author: David Schwartz
Author: Adam Nedeff
Author: Adam Nedeff
Author: Bob Barker
Author: Bob Eubanks
Author: Todd Newton
Author: Harry Friedman