Television Game Show Hosts: Biographies of 32 Stars

by David Baber

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786445738
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	08/25/2009
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Former radio announcer and disc jockey David Baber is a librarian at King College in Bristol, Tennessee. He lives in Bristol, Virginia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Introduction     

Bob Barker     
Jack Barry     
Dick Clark     
Bud Collyer     
Ray Combs     
Bert Convy     
Bill Cullen     
John Daly     
Richard Dawson     
Geoff Edwards     
Bob Eubanks     
Art Fleming     
Monty Hall     
Art James     
Dennis James     
Tom Kennedy     
Jim Lange     
Allen Ludden     
Hal March     
Peter Marshall     
Wink Martindale     
Garry Moore     
Jack Narz     
Bert Parks     
Jim Peck     
Jim Perry     
Regis Philbin     
Gene Rayburn     
Pat Sajak     
Peter Tomarken     
Alex Trebek     
Chuck Woolery     

Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

recommended”—ARBA; “fascinating to read”—Booklist; “one of the best biographical compendiums to come down the pike in a long while...exceedingly worthwhile...captivating”—The Old Radio Times; “unique”—John Kenneth Muir’s Reflections on Film/TV.

From the Publisher

one of the best biographical compendiums to come down the pike in a long while...exceedingly worthwhile...captivating

The Old Radio Times

fascinating to read

Booklist

recommended

ARBA