2006 Bob Barker, from The Price is Right, retires after 35 years as host
2005 Ted Koppel's last show as host of Nightline
2005 London is declared the host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics
2004 Art James, game show host/announcer, ", The Who, What, Where Game, ", dies at 74
2004 Jack Paar, TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 85
2001 "Morton Downey, Jr", former talk show host, The Morton Downey Jr. Show, dies at 68
2000 Steve Allen, writer/TV host, early Tonight Show host, dies at 80
1999 Gene Rayburn, game show host, Match Game, dies at 81
1999 Clifton Fadiman, "writer, host", helped to start the Book-of-the-mon Club, dies at 95
1998 Virginia Graham, talk show host/writer, dies at 86
1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers
1997 Dennis James, game show host, The Price is Right, dies at 79
1996 Leon Lewis, U.S. radio talk show host (WMCA, 1970-80), dies at 81
1996 Ray Combs, TV host (Family Feud), commits suicide at 40
1996 John Tesh's final day as host of "Entertainment Tonight"
1996 Jack McCarthy, kiddie show host (Popeye), dies of cancer at 81
1996 Sandy Becker, New York City Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at 74
1995 Laura Weber, TV Host, dies at 70
1995 Art Fleming, game show host (Jeopardy), dies at 74
1993 Garry Moore, TV host (I've Got A Secret), dies of emphysema at 78
1993 Leonard Parkin, British TV host (ITN), dies at 64
1993 Catherine Leno, mother of Tonight Show host Jay, dies of cancer at 82
1993 Pinky Lee, kiddie host (Pinky Lee Show), dies of heart attack at 85
1993 Johan Bodegraven, radio host (Purses Open, Dikes Closed), dies at 78
1993 Joop Scheltens, TV host/director (Explore Your Place), dies at 69
1992 Gerard Sonder, Dutch radio host (AVRO), dies
1992 Jim Whaley, TV host (Cinema Showcase), dies of heart attack at 44
1992 Geert Vissers, Dutch TV host (Gay Dating Show), dies
1992 Jay Leno becomes permanent host of "Tonight Show"
1992 Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of Tonight Show
1992 Skip Stephenson, TV host (Real People), dies
1992 Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of Tonight
1992 Bert Parks, [Jacobson], TV host (Miss America), dies at 77
1990 Atlanta is chosen to host 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics
1990 Bill Cullen, game show host (Price is Right), dies at 70 of cancer
1989 Guus Weitzel, Dutch radio host, dies at 85
1989 Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander
1989 Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist/TV host, dies at 70
1989 Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host, dies at 64
1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping
1988 Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics
1987 David Susskind, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show), dies at 66
1986 Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76
1986 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host (Willem Ruis Show), dies at 41
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom), dies at 81
1986 Marlin Perkins, TV host (Wild Kingdom) at 80
1986 Ned Calmer, TV host (In the First Person), dies at 78
1984 Walter Woolf King, actor/TV host (Lights Cameras Action), dies at 85
1984 1st MTV awards-Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd host
1983 John K M McCaffery, TV host (One Minute Please), dies at 69
1983 Walter O'Keefe, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), dies at 82
1983 Arthur Godfrey, TV host (Arthur Godrey Show), dies at 79
1982 Burton Turkus, lawyer/author/TV host (Mr Arsenic), dies at 80
1982 Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69
1982 Hank Ladd, TV host (Arrow Show, Waiting for the Break), dies at 74
1981 John Kieran, TV host (Information Please), dies at 89
1981 Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics
1981 Allen Ludden, TV show host (Password), dies at 61
1981 Allen Ludden, game show host (Password), dies at 63
1980 Bobby Van, actor/TV host (Make Me Laugh), dies of cancer at 49
1980 Jack Bailey, TV host (Queen for a Day), dies at 72
1979 George De Witt, TV host (Name that Tune), dies at 56
1979 John Reed King, TV host (Why?, Let's See), dies at 64
1979 Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60
1977 George Hamilton Combs, TV host (Through the Curtain), dies at 78
1977 1st time Jay Leno appears on Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson
1977 Hal Sawyer, TV host (Sawyer Views Hollywood), dies at 62
1976 Ted Mack, TV host (Original Amateur Hour), dies at 72
1976 Nelson Case, TV host (Trash or Treasure), dies at 66
1976 H Allen Smith, TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 69
1975 1st time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay - Richard Pryor as host
1975 Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69
1975 "Saturday Night Live" premieres with guest host George Carlin
1975 Saturday Night Live premieres with George Carlin as host
1975 Rod Serling, writer/host (Twilight Zone, Night Gallery), dies at 50
1975 "AM America," premieres on ABC-TV with Bill Beutel as host
1974 Ed Sullivan, TV host (Ed Sullivan Show, Toast of the Town), dies at 73
1974 Truman Bradley, TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69
1974 Frank McGee, Today show host, dies of cancer at 52
1972 Jenny McCarthy, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Oct, 1993, host, Singled Out
1971 Quintis "Chico" Ristie, Suriname radio host
1971 Leanza Cornet, TV host, Entertainment Tonight
1970 John Gunther, author/host (John Gunther's High Road), dies at 68
1970 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51
1968 Ricki Lake, New York City, actress, Hairspray, /talk show host, Ricki
1968 Dan Cortese, actor/TV host, Jess Hanson-Melrose Place
1968 Allyn Edwards, host (One Minute Please, Mr. Citizen), dies at 53
1968 Paul McCartney and John Lennon appear on Johnny Carson Show to promote Apple records, Joe Garagiola is substitute host
1967 J. D. Roth, born in Beverly Hills, California, TV host, Fun House
1966 Sherman Billingsley, talk show host (Stork Club), dies at 66
1966 Art Baker, TV host (You Asked For It), dies at 67
1965 Maty Monforth, TV host, Mike and Maty
1965 Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68
1963 Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America
1963 Fred Uttal, TV host (QED), dies at 55
1963 IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
1963 Greg Kinnear, actor/talk show host, Talk Soup, Sabrina, Later
1963 Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night
1963 Paul de Leeuw, Dutch TV host, Cry of the Lion
1962 "Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn
1961 Nia Peeples, [Vernia], Hollywood, dancer/host, Fame, Party Machine
1961 "Downtown" Julie Brown, TV host, Club MTV, Inside Edition
1961 Dave Garroway is fired as Today Show host
1960 Jonathan Ross, British talk show host, Tall Guy
1960 Bertice Berry, talk show host, Bertice
1960 Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host, Radio KBC
1959 Bob Murphy, TV host (RFD America), dies at 42
1959 Joe Kelly, TV host (Quiz Kids), dies at 57
1958 Ronald Prescot Reagan, Jr., Louisiana, President son/TV host, Ron Reagon Show
1958 Andy Gibb, born in Manchester England, singer and TV host, Solid Gold
1958 "Jackpot Bowling" premieres on NBC with Leo Durocher as host
1958 Jack Smith takes over for Art Baker as TV host of "You Asked for It"
1957 Matt Lauer, TV host, Today Show
1957 Susan Powter, diet guru/author/talk show host, Susan Powter Show
1957 Jim "Bullseye" Bowen, British TV game show host
1957 Leeza Gibbons, born in South Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Leeza
1957 Vanna White, [Rosich], N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TV host, Wheel of Fortune
1957 Katie Couric, born in Arlington, Virginia, TV news host, Today
1956 Dick Clark's 1st appearance as host of American Bandstand
1956 Montel Williams, TV talk show host, Montel
1955 Bill Nye, the Science Guy, TV Host
1955 Robert ten Brink, Dutch TV host/cabaret artist
1955 Janice Long, British radio host, Crash FM
1955 Dale Bosworth, TV host, America's Most Wanted
1955 Rolf Benirschke, Boston, NFL place kicker/TV host, Wheel of Fortune
1954 Stone Phillips, news host, NBC Dateline
1954 Bob Goen, TV host, Wheel of Fortune, Entertainment Tonight
1954 Tom Blomberg, Dutch radio host/producer, Evening Rush Hour
1954 Tineke Schouten, Dutch TV host
1954 Oprah Winfrey, born in Mississippi, actress/TV host, Color Purple, Oprah
1953 Wil Shriner, New York City/Indiana, talk show host, Wil Shriner Show
1953 Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show
1953 Roy Ristie, Suriname/Neth radio host, Apintie, Kankantrie
1952 John Tesh, born in Garden City, New York, New age pianist/TV host, ET
1952 "I've Got A Secret" debuts on CBS-TV with Garry Moore as host
1952 Bob Costas, born in Queens, New York, sportscaster/talk show host, Later
1951 Henny Huisman, Dutch TV host, Playback Show
1950 Jack van Gelder, Dutch TV host
1950 Jan Rietman, Dutch radio/TV host
1950 Karel van de Graf, Dutch TV host
1950 Joan Lunden, Fair Oaks California, news host, Good Morning America
1950 Matthew Kelly, actor/TV host, Holding the Fort, Relative Strangers
1950 Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show
1949 Robb Weller, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Home Show
1949 Cyndy Garvey, born in Detroit, wife of Steve Garvey, talk show host, AM LA
1949 "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950
1948 Barbara Mandrell, born in Houston, Texas, singer/TV host, Mandrell Sisters
1948 Boudewijn Buch, Dutch writer/TV host
1948 Bryant Gumbel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, sportscaster/TV host, Today Show
1948 1st black host of a network show-CBS' Bob Howard Show
1948 Boyd Matson, TV host/correspondent, National Geographic Explorer
1948 Dini Petty, Canadian talk show host, CITY-TV
1947 Alan Thicke, born in Ontario, actor and host, Thicke of the Night, Growing Pains
1946 Adriaan van Dis, Dutch TV host/writer, Promised Country
1946 Pat Sajak, Chicago, TV host, Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak Show
1946 Felix Meurders, Dutch radio host
1946 Edward Bowes, radio host (Major Bowes Amateur Hour), dies at 71
1946 Michael Reagan, talk show host, Ronald's son
1945 John Walsh, activist/TV host, America's Most Wanted
1945 Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight
1945 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host, Willem Ruis Show
1945 David Brenner, born in Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host, Nightlife
1944 Bill Boggs, born in Philadelphia, TV host/producer, Midday, Morton Downey, Jr. Show
1944 Polo Grounds host 1st New York City night game since 1941
1944 Jerry Springer, born in London, England, talk show host, Jerry Springer Show
1943 Marilyn McCoo, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, host/singer, Solid Gold, 5th Dimension
1943 Koos Postema, editor-in-chief, Vrije Volk, /Dutch TV host
1942 Jos Brink, Dutch TV host, Op Zoek
1941 Don Francisco, Spanish variety show host, Sabado Gigante
1941 John Davidson, Pitts, TV host, Hollywood Squares, That's Incredible
1941 Don Cornelius, TV show host, Soul Train
1941 Robin Leach, born in London, England, TV host, Life Styles of Rich and Famous
1941 Kees van Kooten, Dutch TV host/founder, Simplistic Union
1940 Harmen Siezen, Dutch TV-journal host
1940 Alex Trebek, born in Sudbury, Ontario, TV game host, High Rollers, Jeopardy
1940 Chuck Woolery, born in Kentucky, TV game show host, Love Connection
1939 White Sox host 1st "day-night" doubleheader, lose to Cleve, 5-2 and 7-5
1939 Lord Haw-Haw becomes radio host of Reichsrundfunk Berlin
1939 David Frost, born in Tenterdon, England, TV host, That Was the Week That Was
1939 Maury Povich, TV host, Current Affair, Maury, /Mr Connie Chung
1938 Wibo van de Linde, Dutch TV host/director, Avro
1938 Ralp Inbar, Dutch TV host, Banana Split
1938 Terry "5 Wigs" Wogan, British talk show host, Irish Days
1938 Bob Eubanks, born in Flint, Michigan, TV host, Newlywed Game
1937 Jack Linkletter, born in San Francisco, California, TV host, Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny
1936 Dick Cavett, Kearney, Nebraska, talk show host, Dick Cavett Show
1936 Berend Boudewijn [van der Woude], Dutch TV host/director, Baantjer
1936 Fred Oster, Dutch TV host
1936 Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show
1935 Phil Donahue, born in Cleveland, Ohio, talk show host, Phil Donahue Show
1935 Barbara Brilliant, TV host/producer
1935 Jacques d'Ancona, journalist/TV host, Sound-Mix Show
1934 Wink Martindale, Jackson, Tennessee, TV host, Tic-Tac-Dough, Can You Top This
1934 Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas
1934 John Barbour, born in Toronto, TV host, Real People
1934 Barry Humphries, Australia TV host, Dame Edna Everage
1933 Larry King, New York City, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi", Larry King Show, CNN
1933 Regis Philbin, TV talk show host, Joey Bishop, Regis and Kathie Lee
1933 Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, game show host, Win, Lose or Draw
1933 Michael Aspel, British talk show host
1932 Gerard van den Berg, Dutch TV host, Like Father, Like Son
1932 Henk Mochel, Dutch TV host, Rondom tien
1932 George Burns, British TV host
1931 Pierre Huyskens, Dutch radio host
1931 Regis Philbin, host, Joey Bishop Show, Live with Regis and Kathie Lee
1930 G[eorge] Gordon Liddy, head CIA/ate a rat/Watergate felon/radio host
1930 June Knox-Mawer, British radio host/novelist, World of Islands
1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island
1929 Bob Bouma, Dutch TV host, For a Postcard in the Front Row
1929 Dick Clark, Mt Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand
1929 Dick Clark, Mt Vernon, New York, TV host, American Bandstand
1928 Wim Bosboom, Dutch radio/TV host
1928 Willem Duys, Dutch radio/TV host
1928 Fred Rogers, born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, children TV host, Mr Rogers' Neighborhood
1928 Bruce Forsyth, born in London, England, comedian/TV host, Generation Game
1928 Mr [Fred] Rogers, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, kid host, Mr Roger's Neighorhood
1927 Dick Noel, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host, It's a Small Wonder
1927 Peter Marshall, born in Huntington, West Virginia, TV game show host, Hollywood Squares
1927 Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune
1926 David Attenborough, producer/TV host/scientist
1926 Joe Garagiola, born in St. Louis, Missouri, sportscaster/host, Today Show
1926 Robert Earle, Baldwin, New York, TV host, GE College Bowl
1925 Mike Douglas, born in Chicago, Illinois, talk show host, Mike Douglas Show
1925 Merv Griffin, San Mateo California, TV host, Merv Griffin Show
1925 Pier Tania, Meinte Piet, radio/TV host, ANP, De Bezetting
1925 Bill Burrud, born in Hollywood, California, host, Safari to Adventure, Animal World
1924 Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery
1924 Henk van Stipriaan, Dutch radio host
1924 Desmond Carrington, British radio host, Jim-Calamity the Cow
1924 Harry Cordon, comic and host, Fred Hache Show
1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host, Price is Right
1923 Jaap van Meekren, Dutch TV host, AVRO/RTL4
1923 Monty Hall, Winnipeg Canada, TV game show host, Lets Make a Deal
1923 Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search
1922 Jack Narz, born in Louisville, Kentucky, TV gameshow host, Dotto, Video Village
1922 Alan Scott, Haddonfield, New Jersey, TV host/songwriter, Spin the Picture
1922 Raymond Baxter, British TV host/author, Fast Lady
1921 Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show
1921 Robert Q. Lewis, born in New York City, TV host, Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show
1920 David Susskind, New York City, TV host, Open End, David Susskind Show
1920 Hal March, born in San Francisco, California, actor/TV host, $64,000 Question, Outrage
1920 Bill Cullen, Pitts, TV game show host, over 20 different games
1919 Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisconsin, TV host, Password
1919 Simon van Collem, Dutch journalist and TV host, Amsterdamned
1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host, Movie Game
1918 Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist, Herb Shriner Show
1918 Jack McCoy, born in Akron, Ohio, TV host, Live Like a Millionaire
1918 Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host, Paul Dixon Show
1918 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host, Herb Shriner Show
1918 Tony Mottola, born in Kearney, New Jersey, guitarist/host, Melody Street
1918 Joey Bishop, [Gottlieb], Bronx, talk show host, Joey Bishop Show
1917 Gene Rayburn, born in Christopher, Illinois, TV game show host, Match Game
1917 Kees Schilperoort, Dutch radio/TV host
1917 "Buffalo" Bob Smith, Buffalo, New York, TV host, Howdy Doody
1917 Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento California, TV host, Jackie Gleason Show
1917 Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ
1917 Don Herbert, born in Waconia, Minnesota, scientist/TV host, Watch Mr. Wizard
1917 Bea Wain, U.S. singer/radio host, Lucky Strike Hit Parade
1917 Johnny Andrews, born in Boston, singer and host, Songs at Twilight
1916 Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host, Jack Paar Show
1916 Paul Tripp, New York City, TV host, Mr I Magination
1915 Dick Thomas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, TV host, Village Barn
1915 Dick Dudley, TV host, Village Barn
1915 John Freeman, British politician, Labour, /ambassador/TV host
1915 Garry Moore, [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host, I've Got a Secret
1914 Bert Parks, [Jacobson], born in Atlanta, Georgia, TV host, Miss America
1914 John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See
1914 Allen Funt, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host and creator, Candid Camera
1914 John Daly, South Africa, newscaster/TV game show host, What's My Line
1913 John K M McCaffery, Moscow Idaho, TV host, One Minute Please
1913 Robert Dougall, English TV host
1913 Dave Garroway, born in Schnectady, New York, TV host, Today Show
1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life
1913 Percy Thrower, English radio host
1913 Ralph Edwards, Merino Colo, TV host, This is Your Life
1912 Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark
1912 Art Linkletter, born in Saskatchewan, Canada, TV host, People are Funny
1912 Martin Gabel, born in Philadelphia, TV host, With this Ring
1912 Studs Terkel, New York City, author/host, Stud's Place, Working
1910 Nelson Case, born in Long Beach, California, TV host, Trash or Treasure
1908 Alistair Cooke, Manchester England, TV host, Masterpiece Theatre
1907 Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club
1907 Renzo Cesana, Rome, Italy, TV host, First Date, Continental
1907 Jack Bailey, Hampton Iowa, TV host, Queen for a Day
1907 Pinky Lee, children's show host, Pinky Lee Show
1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics
1905 Marlin Perkins, born in Carthage, Missouri, TV host, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
1905 Truman Bradley, Missouri, TV host, Science Fiction Theater
1904 Clifton Fadiman, born in Brooklyn, New York, TV host, Information Please, Quiz Kids
1904 Ted Mack, born in Denver, Colorado, TV host, Original Amateur Hour
1903 Arthur Godfrey, New York City, radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout
1902 Ed Sullivan, TV variety show host/gossip columnist, Ed Sullivan Show
1901 John Gunther, born in Chicago, Illinois, author/host, John Gunther's High Road
1900 Walter O'Keefe, Hartford, Connecticut, songwriter/TV host, Mayor of Hollywood
1900 Sherman Billingsley, born in Enid, Oklahoma, talk show host, Stork Club
1898 Art Baker, New York City, TV host, You Asked For It
1886 Anton Portielje, Dutch radio host/zoo director, Artis
1874 Edward Bowes, radio host, Major Bowes Amateur Hour
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