How Bob Barker Came to Host The Price is Right
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.1: Game show historian Steve Beverly, retired professor of broadcast journalism at Union University and host of Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, joins Ed for a remembrance of game show legend Bob Barker, longtime host of The Price is Right and, before that, Truth or Consequences. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine. In this segment, Steve talks to Ed about how Barker came to host The Price is Right in 1972; the role that the revival of Password in 1971 played bringing Price back to television; and how the Barker Price is Right differed from the version hosted by Bill Cullen from 1956-1965.
Why Expanding The Price is Right to an Hour was a Risky Move
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.2: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about how it took a few shows for the Bob Barker Price is Right to find its footing; why it was a risky move for CBS to expand The Price is Right to an hour from its original thirty-minute length; and why Drew Carey was “a compromise choice” to replace Barker as host of Price in 2007. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine.
Bob Barker: A Great Communicator
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.2a: Game show historian Steve Beverly talks to Ed about how Bob Barker’s vast skills as a communicator—and, particularly, his ability to connect with both the studio audience and the viewers at home—enabled him to withstand the various scandals and controversies that plagued The Price is Right in the years after Bob Barker became executive producer of the show. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine.
“Barker’s Box” and Truth or Consequences
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.3: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen reminisce about the “Barker’s Box” segment on Truth or Consequences, and how that feature was a mini version of the type of audience participation show that Barker hosted on radio early in his career. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine.
Bob Barker, Johnny Olson, and “Come on Down!”
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.4: Longtime television announcer Randy West joins Ed as TV Confidential continues its tribute to game show legend Bob Barker. Among the many game shows on which Randy worked as an announcer was the Bob Barker Price is Right. In this segment, Randy talks to Ed about the circumstances that led him to succeed Rod Roddy as the announcer on Price in 2003; why he considers the year he spent on Price to be the high point of his announcing career; and the proper inflections the announcer must have when saying such phrases as “Come on Down” and “A new car!” Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine.
How Bob Barker Made the Contestants the Stars of The Price is Right
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.5: Longtime television announcer Randy West shares some memories of working alongside Bob Barker during the 2003-2004 season, when Randy was the announcer on The Price is Right. He also provides some insight into hosting the live version of The Price is Right, which Randy has done in many different venues over the years. Bob Barker passed away on Saturday, Aug. 26 at age ninety-nine.
Bob Barker’s Love for Dogs
Original Airdates: Sept. 22-25, 2023
TVC 623.6: Tony Figueroa and Donna Allen share a few memories about being neighbors with Bob Barker during the years he hosted The Price is Right.
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