Even back in his Price is Right/Randumb Show days Richards was not an Obama fan. He and his assistant/co-host argued about it often on their podcast.
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 2:33:38 PM UTC-4 Kevin M. wrote: > MAGA gonna MAGA > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> When I look at the ways Michael Davies is stretching Jeopardy out beyond >> recognition, I sometimes wonder what would have happened if Mike Richard’s >> didn’t anoint himself Jeopardy host and just quietly stayed on as EP. >> >> On Wed, May 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Mike Richards, the unscripted veteran who was hired by Sony to showrun >>> "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!", made himself Alex Trebek's replacement >>> on the latter and lost his jobs when it was revealed he made sexist remarks >>> on a podcast, is the new president of Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire, which has >>> been attempting to branch out into entertainment--a PR person was quoted as >>> saying, “We knew the answer was, ‘Who is Mike Richards?’ And now we can say >>> ‘he’s an integral part of The Daily Wire’ was the question. He’s won 5 >>> Emmy’s [sic], produced over 4,000 hours of network programming [which must >>> refer to his stint at Fremantle showrunning "The Price is Right" and "Let's >>> Make a Deal"], and run some of the most iconic shows the world has ever >>> known. Thank you to the purple hairs. Please ‘cancel’ more creative >>> geniuses.”--WTF are purple hairs? And it's "clue/response" on "Jeopardy"!, >>> thank you very much: >>> >>> >>> https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mike-richards-daily-wire-ceo-1236221478/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=Today+In+Entertainment+May+20+2025&utm_content=608775_5-20-2025&utm_id=608775 >>> >>> The Wire has been trying to expand beyond rightwing commentary, notably >>> attempts at children's shows like the "Bluey" ripoff "Chip Chinchilla," a >>> television series based on the fantasy book series "The Pendragon Cycle," >>> which seems to be stuck in post-production, and an attempt to troll Disney >>> with a rival "Snow White" movie, which was called off when the actress who >>> was to star in the film, Daily Wire host Brett Cooper, quit the company for >>> her own podcast/YouTube show (Cooper is a lead in "Pendragon"). It's safe >>> to say that Richards will lead the company towards more unscripted formats >>> than expensive scripted shows. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/33ab9779-0ccb-438d-a027-1772dd0450edn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/33ab9779-0ccb-438d-a027-1772dd0450edn%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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEXuZtHy7bv49d5cq7nfuUfxSy1A0DVe_Af%3DYXcB%3DxOuA%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiEXuZtHy7bv49d5cq7nfuUfxSy1A0DVe_Af%3DYXcB%3DxOuA%40mail.gmail.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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/6e3e9192-6b80-4b14-92a7-cdae57b2f427n%40googlegroups.com.
