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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 [[KCAL|KHJ-TV]] in Los Angeles. He later went on to [[KOVR]] in [[Sacramento, California]].
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 [[KCAL|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 and his wife, author/playwrite
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.
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, selling nationwide through major retailers. After selling the very successful Holy Cow company, Hilton formed a new company, NovaGreenWorld, an environmental products supplier for commercial and industrial companies.


He now lives in Rocklin, California.
He now lives in Rocklin, California.

Revision as of 16:15, 30 March 2012

Bob Hilton
Born
Robert Wesley Hilton

(1943-07-23) July 23, 1943 (age 81)
Occupation(s)Announcer
Game show host
Years active1977–present
ChildrenRichie, 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.

Biography

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/playwrite

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, selling nationwide through major retailers. After selling the very successful Holy Cow company, Hilton formed a new company, NovaGreenWorld, an environmental products supplier for commercial and industrial companies.

He now lives in Rocklin, California.

References

  1. ^ Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974-1984, Volume 2. New York: Zeotrope, 1985. 425.
  2. ^ Greenberg, Steve. Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention. New York: Sterling, 2008. 218.
Preceded by Truth or Consequences Host
1977 – 1978
Succeeded by
Preceded by Let's Make a Deal Host
1990
Succeeded by

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