New TPIR Announcer Named

[Don Howard]

[quote name=\'ClockGameJohn\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 04:23 PM\']

Johnny Olson was with the show from 1972 until 1987

[/quote]
So Johnny kept announcing two years after he went over the rainbow, eh? Research, people, research.

[tommycharles]

[quote name=\'Jumpondees\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 05:42 PM\'] And hey, I'm still pretty young, and so are you, and so is everyone else here from what I gather, so I don't doubt another shot at "The Booth" will come your way down the line.
 [/quote]
 Now hold on here one second. How in the world is it the least bit helpful to say "just wait until Rich dies"??  Good grief.

[dzinkin]

[quote name=\'tommycharles\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 09:56 PM\'] [quote name=\'Jumpondees\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 05:42 PM\'] And hey, I'm still pretty young, and so are you, and so is everyone else here from what I gather, so I don't doubt another shot at "The Booth" will come your way down the line.
 [/quote]
Now hold on here one second. How in the world is it the least bit helpful to say "just wait until Rich dies"??  Good grief. [/quote]
 Only Jumpondees knows what he meant, but that's not how I read it... I took "The Booth" to mean another big, high-profile announcing job in general, not specifically TPIR.

[Steve Gavazzi]

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 09:23 PM\'] Here's an article on Rich's new gig, courtesy of his current employer:

http://kpsp.elemedium.com/www1/eyeondesert...rt&network=kpsp

I'm particularly amused by this line:

He then bounced back to bring you the weather forecast every night - often from the set of "The Price Is Right."

He didn't play "Range Game" with the day's temperature, did he? ;-) [/quote]
 The picture of the set on that page is really outdated...and I'm pretty sure it's also stolen from somebody's website.  Real professional operation, that.

[Red]

I think Rich is a fine choice. Anybody besides him, Burton, Randy, and I don't think TPIR would go in a good direction.

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' date=\'Apr 9 2004, 01:31 AM\'] [quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 09:23 PM\'] Here's an article on Rich's new gig, courtesy of his current employer:

http://kpsp.elemedium.com/www1/eyeondesert...rt&network=kpsp

I'm particularly amused by this line:

He then bounced back to bring you the weather forecast every night - often from the set of "The Price Is Right."

He didn't play "Range Game" with the day's temperature, did he? ;-) [/quote]
The picture of the set on that page is really outdated...and I'm pretty sure it's also stolen from somebody's website.  Real professional operation, that. [/quote]
 Looks like it's taken from:

http://members.aol.com/cbstvcity/Stage2.html

[ClockGameJohn]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 05:18 PM\'] What are the odds he'll be shown on camera when it's announced? [/quote]
I'm told he will be on camera for the announcement.

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'Apr 9 2004, 06:28 AM\'] [quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' date=\'Apr 9 2004, 01:31 AM\'] [quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 09:23 PM\'] Here's an article on Rich's new gig, courtesy of his current employer:

http://kpsp.elemedium.com/www1/eyeondesert...rt&network=kpsp

I'm particularly amused by this line:

He then bounced back to bring you the weather forecast every night - often from the set of "The Price Is Right."

He didn't play "Range Game" with the day's temperature, did he? ;-) [/quote]
The picture of the set on that page is really outdated...and I'm pretty sure it's also stolen from somebody's website.  Real professional operation, that. [/quote]
Looks like it's taken from:

http://members.aol.com/cbstvcity/Stage2.html [/quote]
 That article did mentioned that the camera's turned to Rich and then announced he was permanent

[Dbacksfan12]

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 08:23 PM\'] Here's an article on Rich's new gig, courtesy of his current employer:

http://kpsp.elemedium.com/www1/eyeondesert...rt&network=kpsp

I'm particularly amused by this line:

He then bounced back to bring you the weather forecast every night - often from the set of "The Price Is Right."

He didn't play "Range Game" with the day's temperature, did he? ;-) [/quote]
 That link is now down...imagine that.

[cmjb13]

[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Apr 9 2004, 09:59 AM\'] [quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 08:23 PM\'] Here's an article on Rich's new gig, courtesy of his current employer:

http://kpsp.elemedium.com/www1/eyeondesert...rt&network=kpsp

I'm particularly amused by this line:

He then bounced back to bring you the weather forecast every night - often from the set of "The Price Is Right."

He didn't play "Range Game" with the day's temperature, did he? ;-) [/quote]
That link is now down...imagine that. [/quote]
 Doing a Rich fields search yields the new url:

http://kpsp.elemedium.com/html/2646.asp

[uncamark]

[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Apr 8 2004, 08:23 PM\']I'm particularly amused by this line:

He then bounced back to bring you the weather forecast every night - often from the set of "The Price Is Right."

He didn't play "Range Game" with the day's temperature, did he? ;-)[/quote]
Nah, because once he stopped the report, he couldn't start again for 39 hours.  [ducking]

[drmusic_99]

Some copywriter either at the Associated Press, or Canada's Broadcast News wire service, has a real lack of tact. This morning's Entertainment Report on the BN wire had the lead line, to the effect: "If history is any indication, Rich Fields will have his new job for the rest of his life."

[adamjk]

The two other nighttime specials will have themes of encouraging 18-year-olds to vote and celebrating Barker's induction into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.

I thought they were gonna do another college special. Did they change it last minute, or was the above a mistake?

[PeterMarshallFan]

(btw, is Daniel Rosen really that bad an announcer?)

!!!!!!!!BAD JOKE ALERT!!!!!!!

Daniel Rosen sucks more than Heidi Fleiss. :-)

ĦĦĦĦĦĦĦĦBAD JOKE ALERTĦĦĦĦĦĦĦĦ

[ducking]

[chris319]

[quote name=\'PeterMarshallFan\' date=\'Apr 9 2004, 04:28 PM\'] !!!!!!!!BAD JOKE ALERT!!!!!!!

Daniel Rosen sucks more than Heidi Fleiss. :-)

ĦĦĦĦĦĦĦĦBAD JOKE ALERTĦĦĦĦĦĦĦĦ

[ducking] [/quote]
 Heidi Fleiss was an alleged "madam", not one of the working girls. So you owe her an apology.