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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 1973 Heidi Klum, born in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, model, Victoria's Secret 'Angel', television host, fashion designer, television producer 'Project Runway' 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 Dave Koz, born in Encino, California, saxophonist, compared to David Sanborn, musician, radio host, played on CBS' The Pat Sajak Show, host of Dave Koz Morning Show with Pat Prescott, on a smooth jazz station in Los Angeles 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 1961 Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 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/Netherlands 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 Bruce Vilanch, born in New York City, New York, comedy writer, appeared regularly with Whoopi Goldberg on Hollywood Squares, appeared in Bosom Buddies, Law & Order, wrote for show Billy Crystal, Academy Awards 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 Cleveland, 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 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, Mount Vernon, New York, TV Host, American Bandstand 1929 Dick Clark, Mount 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 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, born in Merino, Colorado, 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 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 Arlene Francis, Boston, radio/TV host, What's My Line? 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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