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Robert Wesley "Bob" Hilton (born July 23, 1943) is an American television game show personality. He hosted ''The Guinness Game'', a revival of ''Truth or Consequences'', and the 1990 revival of ''Let's Make a Deal'', and announced on several other shows. ==Biography== Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Hilton has announced numerous game shows, such as ''Card Sharks'', ''Child's Play'', ''Trivia Trap'',〔Terrace, Vincent. ''Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984, Volume 2.'' New York: Zeotrope, 1985. 425.〕 ''The $25,000 Pyramid'', ''The $100,000 Pyramid'', ''Blockbusters'', ''Double Talk'', ''The New Newlywed Game'', ''The All-New Dating Game'', ''Win, Lose or Draw'', and ''Body Language''.〔Greenberg, Steve. ''Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention.'' New York: Sterling, 2008. 218.〕 His first game show announcing assignment was in 1980 on ''Tic-Tac-Dough'' (filling in for regular announcer Jay Stewart), followed by ''The Joker's Wild'' and ''Play the Percentages'', after he began a contract with Barry & Enright Productions, that same year. Hilton also announced ''The Price Is Right'' following the death of its original announcer, Johnny Olson. According to former producer Roger Dobkowitz, he wasn't offered the job, although he did extremely well.〔http://sb2tlopg.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/interview-with-roger-dobkowitz-part-3/〕 The job was then given to Rod Roddy. Hilton got his start in Louisiana at station KPLC-TV. He traveled around to various stations as news anchor/reporter, such as in Honolulu, Hawaii, KTRK-TV in Houston, KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids, WNAC-TV in Boston (''The Bob Hilton Show''), and KHJ-TV in Los Angeles. He later went on to KOVR in Sacramento, California. Hilton and his wife, author/playwright Joni Hilton, have four children: Richie, Brandon, Cassidy and Nicole. Hilton retired from the entertainment world following the creation of a cleaning products company called Holy Cow, selling nationwide through major retailers. After selling the very successful Holy Cow company, in 2011, Hilton co-founded a new company, NovaGreenWorld, an environmental products supplier for commercial and industrial companies as well as municipalities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Hilton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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