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Vahan_Nisanian · « **on:** July 19, 2011, 02:30:49 AM »

What are some examples of game show hosts you can think of that had to make long distance commutes in order to host a game show? (note, anytime a show packed its bags for a specific location, such as the times WOF was Hawaii, or the times WOF was in Vegas, doesn't count)

* Geoff Edwards commuted from Los Angeles (where he was taping Treasure Hunt) to New York City for Jackpot tapings from 1974-1975. From 1986-1991, he commuted to Sacramento for Big Spin tapings, Chain Reaction tapings in Montreal, and, for a short while, hosted a revival of Jackpot in 1989 in Glendale, CA. He also commuted to San Francisco for tapings of Starcade from 1983-1984.

* Bob Eubanks commuted from Los Angeles to Hawaii for tapings of The Diamond Head Game in 1975, and to Orlando for tapings of Family Secrets in 1993.

* Marc Summers commuted from Los Angeles to Philadelphia (sometimes New York City), and then later to Orlando for tapings of Double Dare. He did the same thing for tapings of What Would You Do? in 1991 and 1993, also in Orlando.

* Wink Martindale commuted from Los Angeles to Vancouver for tapings of The Last Word in 1989.

* Peter Marshall commuted from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for the final season of The Hollywood Squares.

* Chuck Woolery commuted from Los Angeles to the Netherlands for tapings of the first 20 episodes of Lingo in 2002.

* Dick Clark regularly commuted from Los Angles to New York City for Pyramid tapings in the 1970s, and vice versa in the 1980s.

* Monty Hall commuted from Los Angeles to Las Vegas for tapings of Let's Make a Deal in Las Vegas, from L.A. to Vancouver for the 1980-1981 version, and from L.A. to Orlando for the 1990-1991 version (of which Bob Hilton also did the same thing).

Anymore examples, feel free to share them.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2011, 02:45:43 AM »

-Tom Bergeron flew from Connecticut or Vermont (I forget) to do Hollywood Squares, and I believe still does so for Dancing With the Stars and America's Funniest Home Videos.

-Gene Rayburn flew from the east coast to do Match Game in the 70s and 80s.

-I think Pat Sajak flies from Maryland to do Wheel.

My states may be off there.

Bryce L. · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2011, 04:05:27 AM »

Would Johnny Olson going from the East Coast to LA to do announcing duties count for anything here?

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2011, 06:52:59 AM »

How about all those British dudes lately hosting those 5-week wonders here in the U.S?

CeleTheRef · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2011, 08:00:43 AM »

Victoria Silvstedt used to fly from Paris to Rome and back for Wheel of Fortune

SRIV94 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2011, 08:04:44 AM »

Jim Perry had to do some sort of commuting to host DEFINITION and CS. (I don't remember whether he did SOTC during DEFINITION's run, but that would qualify too if he did.)

golden-road · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2011, 08:56:47 AM »

Quote from: SRIV94 on July 19, 2011, 08:04:44 AM

Jim Perry had to do some sort of commuting to host DEFINITION and CS. (I don't remember whether he did SOTC during DEFINITION's run, but that would qualify too if he did.)

He did, and both ended in '89.

pacdude · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2011, 10:23:20 AM »

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Game show hosts that had to make long-distance commutes in order to ho

Bob Barker.

/truncation lols.

byrd62 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2011, 11:06:23 AM »

Quote from: gameshowlover87 on July 19, 2011, 02:30:49 AM

* Dick Clark regularly commuted from Los Angeles to New York City for Pyramid tapings in the 1970s, and vice versa in the 1980s.

Dick also did the same LA-to-NY commute way back in 1964, hosting American Bandstand in LA, and the Goodson-Todman production Missing Links in NY, both on ABC.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2011, 11:16:50 AM »

Monty Hall also commuted from L.A. to Toronto in 1987 for tapings of the new Split Second.

tvrandywest · « **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2011, 02:00:50 PM »

Quote from: Bryce L. on July 19, 2011, 04:05:27 AM

Would Johnny Olson going from the East Coast to LA to do announcing duties count for anything here?

As a host Johnny flew to Chicago weekly for "Fun For The Money." As an announcer his regular commute between NY (and later LA) to Miami for Gleason was taken into consideration when GT scheduled Friday tapings.

Dick Clark was bi-coastal for so many years that he wore a silver watch that had two rectangular dials in it so he could see the time on both coasts. Radio legend, and old friend of Dick's, Joey Reynolds used to joke that Dick was so insincere that even his watch was two-faced!

Randy
tvrandywest.com

GiraffeBoy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2011, 12:38:55 AM »

Quote from: Jimmy Owen on July 19, 2011, 06:52:59 AM

How about all those British dudes lately hosting those 5-week wonders here in the U.S?

And dudettes -- Anne Robinson, "The Weakest Link".

--Charlie

/"Is there a village that needs its idiot back?"

wdm1219inpenna · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2011, 07:57:51 AM »

Did Drew commute between New York & Hollywood when he first began his "Price" hosting gig, while still hosting "Power of 10"?

Winkfan · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2011, 06:42:19 PM »

Jim Peck shuttled himself between Washington D.C., where he was hosting a local talk show, and New York, where he hosted The Big Showdown. But when he got the gig on Hot Seat the following year, he had a much longer commute from D.C. to Hollywood, CA. That was when he decided to move out West.

Art James did likewise when he flew back and forth between NY and Burbank, CA to do Blank Check. He also moved West when he landed The Magnificent Marble Machine.

Cordially,
Tammy

calliaume · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:30:15 PM »

Jack Narz commuted from Los Angeles to New York for the first season of the syndie Beat the Clock, and then again when production moved to Montreal.

If memory serves, the reason Gene Wood took over was this commute. Jack and Doe Narz lived in Los Angeles, and given she was a flight attendent, they probably didn't see a lot of each other. I believe Steve Beverly noted Narz bailed out because with the commute, he was losing money hosting the show. (Obviously G-T didn't hold it against him.)