Match Game Host Jon

On and off between 1962 and 1982 gene rayburn served as the host of various versions of the classic tv game show match game.

Match game host jon. In the match game half a group of celebrities would be given a sentence with a missing word which they would then have to fill in. In between he got his start in radio worked with steve allen on the. The series was credited as a mark goodson television production. Match game is an american television panel game show that premiered on nbc in 1962 and has been revived several times over the course of the next six decades.

The game features contestants trying to come up with answers to fill in the blank questions that are often formed as humorous double entendres beginning in the cbs run the object being to match answers given by celebrity panelists. Bauman s popular sha na na character bowzer sometimes called bowzer j. Jon bowzer bauman born september 14 1947 in brooklyn new york is an american musician best known as a member of the band sha na na and game show host. Bauman s sha na na character bowzer was a greaser in a muscle shirt.

Gene rayburn reprised his role as host of the match game and super match segments while jon bowzer bauman hosted the hollywood squares segment. Jon bowzer bauman born september 14 1947 is an american musician best known as a member of the band sha na na and game show host. Get exclusive videos blogs photos cast bios free episodes. Gene wood was the show s regular announcer with johnny olson rich jeffries and bob hilton substituting during the run.

An hour long combo of two classic quiz shows hosted by gene rayburn and jon bauman. Original match game host gene rayburn takes the wheel for the match game bits then three more celebrities run out to make the tic tac toe board gene trades seats with jon bowzer bauman who. Bowzer and sometimes choo wate was a gangly slender armed greaser in a muscle shirt.