Original Pyramid crew photo (not great quality)

[Bob Zager]

I was doing some "research" on Pyramid, and found this pic:

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bobstewart/images/0/04/21077395_10154948431093494_8994037770670359340_n.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170904200504

What caught my eye is that the guy immediately seen to the right of the cake I believe is the late announcer Bob Clayton (the only time I've seen a pic of him, other than an occasional silhouette image in the studio.

The only other staff members (other than Dick Clark) I think I recognize are Edythe Chan (directly behind Clayton), and I almost think it's Bob Stewart in the far back row, far left.

[wdm1219inpenna]

Not sure about Edythe, but I do believe you are spot on with the two Bobs (Clayton and Stewart).

Youtube used to have the final 1973 NBC Concentration episode hosted by Bob Clayton.

In fact here is part I of II (part II also is on youtube if you ever care to check it out):



So wild the organ music played and how dated and hokey it all seems at a time when Price is Right and Joker and Gambit all had funkadelic and futuristic sounding theme and prize music.

[SamJ93]

The one full ep. of Fleming J! on YouTube (besides the pilot) from 1974 also gives me very dated vibes even for its time, what with the old-timey big-band theme music, use of chalkboards and pull-cards, and Art himself honestly coming off as kinda stodgy and stuffy. I completely understand why Lin Bolen wanted to shake things up when she came on-board.

[Scrabbleship]

I was doing some "research" on Pyramid, and found this pic:

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/bobstewart/images/0/04/21077395_10154948431093494_8994037770670359340_n.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20170904200504

What caught my eye is that the guy immediately seen to the right of the cake I believe is the late announcer Bob Clayton (the only time I've seen a pic of him, other than an occasional silhouette image in the studio.

The only other staff members (other than Dick Clark) I think I recognize are Edythe Chan (directly behind Clayton), and I almost think it's Bob Stewart in the far back row, far left.

Your observation would be correct. Which would make the person in the upper right Sande Stewart given the resemblance between the two.

I'm pretty sure the person on Dick's right would have to be Anne Marie Schmitt and the person next to her is clearly Francine Bergman given her appearance on camera in the first season of CBS $25k.

[Chief-O]

Pretty certain far left is Tony Pandolfo.

The other guy behind Dick *might* be Mike Gargiulo, but I'm going off of no other basis than "he's the only other man in the photo that hasn't really been ID'd yet".

[steveleb]

You do know Norm Blumenthal vehemently fought doing the show in color for years.  I suppose organ music was a compromise. 

That said—he did allow the set to be slightly revised.  Not a total loss.

[steveleb]

Per the still stunning Ms. Bergman herself:
Mike Garguilo
Lynn Redgrave
Tony Pandolfo
Anna Windland
Bob Clayton
Debbie Heffernan
Jane Rothchild
Jude Brennan
Anne Marie Schmitt
Dick Clark
Bob Stewart
And some guy named Jerry.

Francine puts the year as either late 78 or early 79.

She has way better recall than I.