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stuincalif

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« on: November 04, 2010, 02:08:30 PM »
Today is WOF's first taping since the passing of Charlie O.  My sources have informed me that Johnny Gilbert is not filling in today.  The "guest" announcer is....Rich Fields.

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« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2010, 02:11:07 PM »
Good call, I do like Rich. I think that WoF would be a good fit.
-Hastin :)

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« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2010, 02:38:38 PM »
Indeed...good pick.  I'm not the biggest fan of his announcing style, but considering he'll be heard probably 1/10 as much as when he was on Price, it'll work.
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« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2010, 02:39:12 PM »
With him admitting he applied to The Price is Right the moment he heard Rod Roddy's heart stop beating, I'm not surprised.

(And if you didn't believe Stu (shame on you!), Pat confirmed it.)
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« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2010, 02:48:35 PM »
I actually think Rich will do well on WOF... Can't wait to hear.
--Matt

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« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2010, 06:35:24 PM »
There is something about Rich that really bugs me.  It could be his accent, although regional dialects don't usually bother me.  But there's a nasality there, that I have trouble listening to for long.

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« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2010, 08:40:40 PM »
Rich was also my top pick to replace Charlie from the very beginning.

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« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2010, 09:17:11 PM »
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With him admitting he applied to The Price is Right the moment he heard Rod Roddy's heart stop beating, I'm not surprised.
Episodes of WOF with Johnny Gilbert announcing were being fed last week. Charlie passed in his sleep Sunday night. I'll bet Rich made the call Monday as soon as he heard the news, they had a meeting Tuesday and made their decision and issued a press release Wednesday which was picked up today, Thursday. Give or take a day, this sounds about right.

My choice would be someone with the initials R.W. who wrote a book about J.O. (let your dirty minds work on that) and who would have the decency to wait for the body to get cold before approaching the producers.
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LA the DJ

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« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2010, 09:44:12 PM »
[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'250259\' date=\'Nov 4 2010, 02:39 PM\']With him admitting he applied to The Price is Right the moment he heard Rod Roddy's heart stop beating, I'm not surprised.[/quote]

Say what you will about him, but that's business. You jump on every opportunity that opens up, no matter how unfortunate the circumstances. If you don't, someone else will.
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« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2010, 11:43:41 PM »
[quote name=\'geno57\' post=\'250270\' date=\'Nov 4 2010, 06:35 PM\']There is something about Rich that really bugs me.  It could be his accent, although regional dialects don't usually bother me.  But there's a nasality there, that I have trouble listening to for long.[/quote]
I'm thinking with Wheel being a little less frenetic than Price, maybe we could hear a different side of Rich...

/Would love to hear Randy as well
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