>From game show announcer Randy West, via Facebook: "TV pioneer and legend Bob Stewart passed away this morning at age 91. From humble beginnings at New York's NBC station at the dawn of television, Bob Stewart rose to the height of success in the field of game show creation and production. He created "The Price is Right," "Password," and Mark Goodson's all-time favorite game, "To Tell The Truth." The prince of games ventured out on his own, saying "But I want to be King." Bob went on to create and produce "The $10,000 Pyramid" and its many incarnations. But Betty White would say that Bob's greatest production was introducing her to the love of her life, Allen Ludden.
"As recently as a month or two ago several of his old friends and I played the game, and Bob was as sharp and witty as ever. A brilliantly creative mind, and a caring and sensitive soul. We really lost one of the greats. A sad day for all who loved TV." (Subject lines thought of and discarded: "The ultimate lightning round," "Here is your last subject -- STOP," and, a phrase Bill Cullen would use on "TPIR" after the contestants had frozen their bids, "That's it -- it's all over.") -- Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> <http://www.ellwanger.tv> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en.
