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BOB
BARKER TO BE INDUCTED INTO
NAB BROADCASTING HALL OF FAME
-- 'The Price is Right' host to accept award at the NAB Show --
WASHINGTON, DC
-- Bob Barker, retired host of the renowned CBS game show The Price
is Right, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
during the NAB Show Television Luncheon on Monday, April 14, in Las Vegas.
"For
50 years, Bob Barker has been an enduring figure for millions of television
viewers," said NAB President and CEO David K. Rehr. "He has
served as the familiar face for family-friendly programming, and we are
proud to honor him for his contribution to broadcasting and American entertainment."
Barker
retired from The Price is Right in June 2007 after 35 years as
the show's host. Named the "greatest game show of all time"
by TV Guide, the series is the longest running game show in TV
history and has been one of the highest rated daytime shows during Barker's
reign.
In
addition to receiving the Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award for Daytime
Television, Barker has won a total of 19 Emmy awards, including 14 as
TV host, more than any other performer. Hailed as the most popular host
of all time in a national poll, Barker has been named twice in the Guinness
Book of Work Records, as TV's "Most Durable Performer,"
with over 3,500 consecutive performances on Truth or Consequences,
and the "Most Generous Host in Television History," for awarding
$55 million in prizes on his various shows. He is also the recipient of
the Carbon Mike Award of the Pioneer Broadcasters.
Barker
attended school at Drury College, where he first took a job at a local
radio station to help finance his studies as an economics major. After
graduating summa cum laude, Barker worked for a radio station in Palm
Beach before hosting his own radio program, The Bob Barker Show,
in Los Angeles. The show's success led to a job as host of the popular
TV show, Truth or Consequences, which Barker hosted for 18 years.
Previous
NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame television inductees include NBC's Meet
the Press, Regis Philbin, The Tonight Show, Saturday Night
Live, Ted Koppel, M*A*S*H, 60 Minutes, The Today
Show and Star Trek, among others.
About
the 2008 NAB Show
The NAB Show will take place April 11 - 17, 2008
in Las Vegas (exhibits open April 14). It is the world's largest electronic
media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional
video and audio content across all mediums. Complete details are available
at www.nabshow.com.
About
NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association that advocates
on behalf of more than 8,300 free, local radio and television stations
and also broadcast networks before Congress, the Federal Communications
Commission and the Courts. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org.
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