As someone quicker than me posted elsewhere: Bob Barker got as close as he could to 100 without going over
On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:23 AM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1Bquf%2B6W-JyLnSWWczbL0WGaoG_YZP35v3vYGDhkBNBt4Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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/CAKgmY4B063WT3m3CSuGbohdxCgW2M9viXjY1b8O4LAhQJ%2Be46A%40mail.gmail.com.
