"After 35 years as the host of "The Price Is Right," Bob Barker hung up his microphone for good on Wednesday. Or did he? The 83-year-old icon has said he would happily return to the "Price" if a replacement host isn't found by the time the new season starts in the fall." Source: NY Daily News. June 8, '07.
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Bob Barker is one of the old school; A polished performer, dedicated to his audience, he's built his entire career on hard work and talent not tawdry publicity stunts, and in three decades of public life he has remained utterly scandal free. The entertainment realm needs more people of his caliber, not less. But he's more than earned the languid joys of retirement and I'm sure we all wish him well.
I must confess, though, the notion of Bob returning for a sequel is far from unattractive - One of the replacements under consideration by CBS is George Hamilton. I'm no fan of game shows per se, but I'm not sure I could endure the prospect of one being fronted by someone so pigmentally gifted, he looks like a Chesterfield Sofa.
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Bob Barker is one of the old school; A polished performer, dedicated to his audience, he's built his entire career on hard work and talent not tawdry publicity stunts, and in three decades of public life he has remained utterly scandal free. The entertainment realm needs more people of his caliber, not less. But he's more than earned the languid joys of retirement and I'm sure we all wish him well.
I must confess, though, the notion of Bob returning for a sequel is far from unattractive - One of the replacements under consideration by CBS is George Hamilton. I'm no fan of game shows per se, but I'm not sure I could endure the prospect of one being fronted by someone so pigmentally gifted, he looks like a Chesterfield Sofa.
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