Mt. Rushmore of TV Game Show Hosts – Part 2

1. Born Monte Halparin in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monty Hall is best known for his association with one of the most famous TV game shows – "Let's Make a Deal" – as creator and host. He started off in radio in Toronto and dabbled in television before deciding that American broadcasting held better opportunities for him. Local New York game show hosting duties led to guest hosting a couple of the more established game shows on the major networks such as "Twenty-One." Surprisingly, he even served as a radio analyst for the NHL's New York Rangers for one year. After moving to southern California, he became host of "Let's Make a Deal" from 1963 to 1986, and again from 1990 to 1991. He also had brief hosting duties on "Beat the Clock" and "Split Second" (succeeding the host coming up in the next question). Hall is just one of just three game show hosts to be on both Hollywood's and Canada's Walks of Fame. Are you familiar with Monty Hall?

2. Born James Edward Narz in 1927, Tom Kennedy started in the radio industry and did a few TV commercial spots for a beer product. So as to avoid confusion with another family member who was also a radio announcer, he changed his name to Tom Kennedy at the urging of his agent. He moved from Kentucky to Los Angeles where he continued his radio career until the TV game show industry came calling. Kennedy is best known for hosting "Name That Tune" for 7 years, but he stands out based on the sheer number of game shows he hosted in his career, including "You Don't Say!", "Split Second", "Password Plus", "The Big Game", "Dr. I.Q.", "It's Your Bet", "Break the Bank", "50 Grand Slam", "To Say the Least", "Whew!", "Body Language", and a syndicated nighttime version of "The Price Is Right." If you were a game show producer back in the day and looking for a host, would you have Tom Kennedy on speed dial?

3. Born in Wisconsin in 1917, Allen Ludden graduated from the University of Texas with Phi Beta Kappa honors and a Masters of Arts degree in English. He then served in the US Army where he was honorably discharged with the rank of captain and received the Bronze Star Medal. After a brief career in radio, Ludden got his game show career started as host of the "College Bowl" from 1959 to 1962. But he is best known as host of "Password" from 1961 to 1975, followed by a brief stint as host of "Password Plus" in 1979. In 1976, he won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host. He sadly passed away in 1981, and seven years later received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame right next to his wife's star, that of the legendary Betty White. Do you remember Allen Ludden?

4. Born Ralph Pierre LaCock in West Virginia, Peter Marshall has nearly 50 television, movie and Broadway credits. He adopted his stage name early in his career, which was marked by night club comedy acts, TV variety shows, a few movies, and even an appearance on an episode of "The Lucy Show." But he finally got his big break in 1966 as the host of "The Hollywood Squares", a stint that lasted until 1981. Marshall was a four-time winner of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host and one of the first inductees into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame. Are you familiar with Peter Marshall?