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uncamark

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« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2004, 12:52:55 PM »
[quote name=\'The Ol' Guy\' date=\'Jun 30 2004, 10:26 PM\']Nick was indeed a radio DJ - according to his political bio, he started in radio at age 16. I'm pretty sure he was dismissed not very long ago as a personality on WSAI-AM when the format changed from adult standards to pop oldies or some sort of hybrid Clear Channel is using.[/quote]
He also hosted a daily variety show in Cincy back in the days when it was the live local TV show capital of the nation, complete with house band and vocalists.  This, I believe, is what got him the "Money Maze" job.  It was when this show was cancelled that he became an anchor.

rmfromfla

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« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2004, 02:18:37 PM »
How about Geoff Edwards?   I have this ad from the 8/10/76
       Los Angeles Times:

     "TODAY!"  ON THE GEOFF EDWARDS SHOW

      "Jennifer Yelland will report on the appearance of the surface of Laguna
   Beach, the rocks, and the possible presence of water.  Who needs Mars?
       In the same show, Geoff will air a whisper uttered by Miss August of
    the "Sensuous Voices."  This may be more exciting than the sand at
    Laguna Beach."

                                  9 AM TO NOON

                       KMPC   :)       RADIO 710

rmfromfla

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« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2004, 02:19:43 PM »
How about Geoff Edwards?   I have this ad from the 8/10/76
       Los Angeles Times:

     "TODAY!"  ON THE GEOFF EDWARDS SHOW

      "Jennifer Yelland will report on the appearance of the surface of Laguna
   Beach, the rocks, and the possible presence of water.  Who needs Mars?
       In the same show, Geoff will air a whisper uttered by Miss August of
    the "Sensuous Voices."  This may be more exciting than the sand at
    Laguna Beach."

                                  9 AM TO NOON

                       KMPC   :)       RADIO 710

rmfromfla

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Game show hosts-turned-deejays
« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2004, 02:22:53 PM »
Sorry, everyone  -  a technical error that happened while posting  :)
        Mea Culpa, mea culpa!!

     (did not mean to run post twice.....)

mystery7

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« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2004, 04:00:04 PM »
Sorry right back at'cha. This Link to LA Radio People says Geoff Edwards was on KHJ back in the mid '60s. (His guest appearances on Petticoat Junction started around that time too, I believe.)

Jamey Greek

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« Reply #20 on: October 03, 2018, 02:21:55 PM »
[quote name=\'rigsby\' date=\'Jun 30 2004, 11:27 AM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Jun 29 2004, 07:05 PM\']Does it count if they had any kind of DJ gig before their stint as a GS host? Because a WHOLE LOT of people have done that.
I kinda assumed that it did not count...and that being the case, the only other two people of whom I can think, whom I knew first as game show hosts, who then later became DJs are Todd Newton (on the ill-fated "Blink 102.7" in NY) and Ryan Secrest (currently on pretty much every radio station everywhere). 

Of course, I'm sure that within 10 minutes of this post, someone will let me know that both of them started out as DJs and I just didn't know them from Adam back then.

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Tammy Warner--the 'Heather Cunningham of the Big Board!'
Who is Heather Cunningham? [/quote]
It's a shame you were not able to see Heather in 1975.  As Jim Peck said to her on the next-to-last ep of TBS, "Dynamite! You little rascal, you look terrific today!" I will add, she looked great every day. Ahem, back to the matter at hand, the first time I had heard of Todd Newton, he was hosting the "All Nite Cafe," which was a syndicated pop music show that one of our local stations carried.  This was around 96 or 97.  As for Ryan, he was doing radio at least by the time of his "Dating Game" appearance, whether he was a dj before WAG, somebody will know.
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Todd got his start in his hometown of St. Louis.

nowhammies10

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« Reply #21 on: October 03, 2018, 03:59:07 PM »
...you revived a FOURTEEN-year-old thread to add effectively nothing to the conversation.

Jamey Greek

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« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2018, 08:32:18 PM »
What I am saying is Todd Newton was a DJ before he was a game show host.