Geoff Edwards and the Morning News
Jonathan Allen
I remember this very well: Around 1983-mid '85, I lived in Tolleson, AZ,
and I was 5-6 at that time. Also, we used to make frequent trips to my
aunt's house in California. But one time, while he was not doing game
shows, Geoff Edwards was--get this--reading the news on a local morning
show in Los Angeles!!!!! It was on station KHJ--now KCAL--channel 9. Now
does anybody from L.A. remember this?!? This thing wasn't discussed
until now!!!!
Jonathan Allen
C319Chris
>> Geoff Edwards was--get this--reading the news on a local morning
show in Los Angeles!!!!! It was on station KHJ--now KCAL--channel 9. Now
does anybody from L.A. remember this?!? This thing wasn't discussed
until now!!!!
Geoff Edwards co-hosted a morning show on KHJ (KCAL) with Meredith McRae
which was a fixture on the local scene for several years. He also hosted
the State Lottery TV show and was a local L.A. disk jockey. Does this
come as a surprise to you?
Zach Horan
Geoff Edwards is now hosting a radio travel-based show in California. He
also hosted Jackpot in 1989 in addition to the Big Spin and the New Chain
Reaction simultaneously.
Geoff Edwards is an occasional contributor to this newsgroup as well
Jake Tanner
Brian J Karimzad <kari...@med.stanford.edu> wrote:
>Also, has he retired? He left the Big Spin at the end of 1994, when the
>show underwent some major changes. I miss seeing him every Saturday. From
>'95-'97 (Feb.) he was replaced by Larry Anderson, who I think was a darn
>good host. He even did magic tricks for the audience. The guy they have
>hosting the Big Spin now, Jack Gallagher, is an idiot. I went to a taping
>a couple of weeks ago and found him to be no better in person.
>I saw larry doing a commercial for Carrier and an infomercial for some
>sort of painting system. Anyone from CA know what he's up to? Well, that'
>enough questions for my first posting....
Larry Anderson is the host of GSN's interactive game "Trivia Track",
which airs live twice each weeknight...as for Larry being a darn good
host, I am not so quick to agree with you...I didn't like him on the
"Truth Or Consequences" revival and don't like him on GSN...he has a
strange look to me and his eyes kinda creep me out...as for him doing
magic tricks on "The Big Spin", I think that's one of the things that
would have made me dislike him more...I have never liked gimicky
hosts...another host that bugs me with their gimicks is Ron
Pearson...I would like him better if he didn't go into all that stupid
balancing and juggling at the end of every "Shopping Spree"
episode...I guess I like hosts that still know how to maintain a
degree of dignity...
And for those who didn't know, here's a wee bit of Larry Anderson
trivia...he was a co-star of the ill-fated 1986 sitcom "Life With
Lucy" with the late legend Lucille Ball...he played her son-in-law...
Jake
Jamie Arthur
>
> Larry Anderson is the host of GSN's interactive game "Trivia Track",
> which airs live twice each weeknight...as for Larry being a darn good
> host, I am not so quick to agree with you
Like I said in a previous post, the hosts at GSN have the hosting ability
of a bent fork. (Except Marianne. She's Coooooool. Ok, I think I've made it
clear that I like Marianne. ;o)
>...I didn't like him on the
> "Truth Or Consequences" revival and don't like him on GSN...he has a
> strange look to me and his eyes kinda creep me out...
Yuck.
>...another host that bugs me with their gimicks is Ron
> Pearson...I would like him better if he didn't go into all that stupid
> balancing and juggling at the end of every "Shopping Spree"
> episode...I guess I like hosts that still know how to maintain a
> degree of dignity...
I have to disagree with you Jake about Ron Pearson. I kinda enjoy Ron
Pearson's juggling act, and I love to see him mess up! :o)
>
C Alliaume
In article
<D13773EE46F1B9B6.683AA369...@library-proxy.airnews.
net>, desp...@airmail.net (Jake Tanner) writes:
>And for those who didn't know, here's a wee bit of Larry Anderson
>trivia...he was a co-star of the ill-fated 1986 sitcom "Life With
>Lucy" with the late legend Lucille Ball...he played her son-in-law...
He also starred on another short-running sitcom, 1979's "Brothers and
Sisters," as a preppie, annoying frat brother (think Gregg Marmalard from
"Animal House") opposite Chris Lemmon and Mary Crosby. "Brothers and
Sisters" was NBC's entry in the "Animal House" knockoff sweepstakes (ABC's
was the official spin-off "Delta House," featuring the same actors as
D-Day, Hoover, Dean Wormer, and Flounder, and a very young Michelle
Pfieffer as Bombshell; CBS's was the single-episode only "Coed Fever"),
and may have been the best of the three (which isn't saying much).
Sorry to get off subject. Geoff Edwards, where are you?
-- Curt Alliaume
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Dave Mackey
John Isles, iv wrote in article ...
>Mr. Edwards, I recall you doing the California Lottery's "Big Spin" show
>(I think it was from between 1987-92 you hosted) and I enjoyed it. I
also
>recall listening to one of your radio shows in 1992 near Santa Barbara.
>What I'm asking for is basically a "history" of all the TV/game shows you
>used to host or produce. I only recall a couple, the CA lottery's Big
>Spin (as mentioned above), and one that used to air on USA Network,
"Chain
>Reaction".
Geoff's game shows have included "Hollywood's Talking" (his first game, for
Jack Barry), "The New Treasure Hunt" (Chuck Barris), "Jackpot
", "Shoot For The Stars", "Chain Reaction" (those three for Bob Stewart),
"Play The Percentages" (Barry), "Starcade" and fill-ins on "Let's Make A
Deal".
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Geoff Edwards
It is amazing that only upon reading the last couple of posts did I
have a clue that I had a "catch phrase". I had no idea that I said
"right you are" at all, much less ad nauseum.
I am erasinf that phrase from my word bak. Thanks for pointine it out.
As to TPIR; there is little chance that I would be picked to replace
BB. His replacement is just being born now. Interesting fact: Bob
Barker hired me for my first Game Show gig. A local show called "Lucky
Pair", which was seen only in Los Angeles on Channel 2. I left it to
go to a network show and my replacement was Dickie Dawson.
A few years later, I was asked to do the pilot of Family Feud. I had
already committed to Bob Stewart on a project and Dickie stepped in
again. Needless to say, if I had it to do all over again......etc.
etc.
Geoff Edwards
C319Chris
Re: TPIR hosts ...
Chuck Woolery? Too low-key.
Peter Tomarken? Not low-key enough, but given the current field I might
change my mind after seeing an audition.
Chris L!
In article <19970721012...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
ROBDON33 <robd...@aol.com> wrote:
>Geoff Edwards is a good candidate. His "Right you are" catch-phrase needs
>to go, however.
>
>Chuck Woolery and Peter Tomarken should be considered
>very good candidates if Bob Barker decides to retire. Ditto for
>Jim Perry, but I believe he's no longer in game shows, unfortu-
>nately.
Um, neither is Peter Tomarken. As a rule: people are only "no longer in
game shows" till they get a new game show. :)
-C
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