Penny Olsen, singer, widow of TV announcer Johnny
Terrymelin
Terry Ellsworth
Milton Finks
GO-SPAM-YO-...@bigfoot.com wrote:
>
> * From alt.tv.game-shows ... *
>
> Penny Olson, the widow of well-known television announcer Johnny Olson, died
> August 17th after a long illness, at a nursing center near the Olson home in
> Lewisburg, West Virginia. Penny had closed their house at Buckingham Acres and,
> with the help of a nephew, sold most of the couple's possessions at auction last
> summer when her health began to fail.
>
> Its great to remember how great radio used to be.
when:
on air personalities didn't need to talk gutter language.
Music had a melody and you could understand the words.
each station had a different unique format.
You could call the station and even the receptionist knew where the
station's transmitter was located.
People that worked in radio displayed some intelligence.
Milton Finks
Chris Marksberry
>He died in his car, at CBS, on a "Price is Right" taping day.
>
>The guy who replaced him sounds somewhat similar, although his reading and
>prasing skills are nowhere near as strong as Johnny's were.
>
> -- Geno
>
I know I've mentioned this before, but Johnny Olson (when he was in Chicago)
was a really good friend of my father's. I was too little to remember, but
I suppose he knew her too.
Chris in Houston (really Pearland)
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Brad Ferguson
<GO-SPAM-YO-...@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> On 26 Aug 2000 19:39:56 GMT, terry...@aol.com (Terrymelin) wrote:
>
> >Had no idea that Johnny Olson was even dead! And 15 years ago. Hard to
> >believe.
>
> He died in his car, at CBS, on a "Price is Right" taping day.
>
> The guy who replaced him sounds somewhat similar, although his reading and
> prasing skills are nowhere near as strong as Johnny's were.
Agreed. Johnny was one of a kind and, aside from his work on TPIR,
boomers may remember him best for his work on "The Jackie Gleason
Show."
Rod Roddy, the "new" TPIR announcer (he's been there about fifteen
years now) does not sound very much like Johnny Olsen except for when
he's doing "The Price Is Right." (He was the announcer on the "Soap"
series in the 1970s, for those who have access to Comedy Central and
would like to sample his usual voice for themselves.) Roddy's
imitation of Olsen's distinctive style is credible, but the Xerox is
never as good as the original.
Denise Perry
On Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:07:43 GMT, Milton Finks <mrm...@unforgettable.com>
wrote:
>when:
>
>on air personalities didn't need to talk gutter language.
>
>Music had a melody and you could understand the words.
>
>each station had a different unique format.
>
>You could call the station and even the receptionist knew where the
>station's transmitter was located.
>
>People that worked in radio displayed some intelligence.
>
>Milton Finks
This is where it's at!
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Sharky
Lady Taker
I thought he killed himself. ?? Or am I getting him mixed up with another
famous announcer who did that?
Volfie (confused)
Jon Nadelberg
> famous announcer who did that?
>
I think that was the announcer from Let's Make a Deal. Jay Stewart.
Dave Mackey
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> Heart attack?
Brain aneuryism. Nobody around today doing game show "spieling" even comes
close to the job that Johnny did.
--
Dave Mackey
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>
> -- Geno
Yep, the name rings a bell now. Thanks, folks.
Volfie (proper-name impaired)