Bob Hilton
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| Born | Robert Wesley Hilton July 23, 1943 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Announcer Game show host |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Children | Richie, Brandon, Cassidy and Nicole |
Robert "Bob" Wesley 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.
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Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Hilton has announced numerous game shows, such as Card Sharks, Child's Play, Trivia Trap,[1] The $25,000 Pyramid, The $100,000 Pyramid, Blockbusters, Double Talk, The Newlywed Game, The Dating Game, Win, Lose or Draw, and Body Language.[2] 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 substituted on The Price Is Right following the death of its original announcer, Johnny Olson.
Hilton got his start in Louisiana at station KPLC. 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 Joni Hilton, have four children: Richie, Brandon, Cassidy and Nicole.
Hilton continues to produce and develop shows, including his wife's radio talk show. He and his wife also created a cleaning products company called Holy Cow, which had been discontinued by 2009.
He now lives in Rocklin, California.
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| Preceded by Bob Barker |
Truth or Consequences Host 1977 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Larry Anderson |
| Preceded by Monty Hall |
Let's Make a Deal Host 1990 |
Succeeded by Monty Hall |
