He was a staple of being home sick from school. RIP Bob.
/Doug [email protected] On Sat, Aug 26, 2023, 1:19 p.m. Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > Arguably the master host of heavy audience participation television, Mr. > Barker honed his skills in radio before Ralph Edwards called on him to host > a daytime reboot of "Truth or Consequences," a radio powerhouse in its > time. His version ran for 17 years on NBC and later in first-run > syndication (and the only TV version of "T or C" to be successful). Near > the end of the run, CBS pitched him for a reboot of "The Price is Right." > Saying he didn't want to be marked as an audience participation host, he > asked for one of the other game shows CBS was adding ("The Joker's Wild" > and "Gambit"), wanting what he thought would be an easier job. CBS exec Bud > Grant was insistent and he took the job--he held onto it for 35 years. > During that time, the long-time animal lover became an animal rights > activist and a vegetarian, stopping giving away fur coats and including > meat products in grocery games on "Price," and stepped down as MC of the > Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants when they refused to stop giving fur > coats as prizes. He died peacefully at his home, including to his rep: > > > https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bob-barker-dies-age-99-the-price-is-right-host/ > > "Help control the pet population--have your pet spayed or neutered. So > long everybody!" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/103360f7-fcb6-4bea-8f9a-bc6ab970b36en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/103360f7-fcb6-4bea-8f9a-bc6ab970b36en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bquf%2B6W-JyLnSWWczbL0WGaoG_YZP35v3vYGDhkBNBt4Q%40mail.gmail.com.
