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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

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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