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Bob Hilton
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Bob Hilton (born July 23, 1943 in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is a prolific American television game show emcee and (primarily) announcer whose credits include (as host) The Guinness Game, Truth or Consequences, the 1990 revival of Let's Make a Deal and (as announcer) Card Sharks, Child's Play, Trivia Trap, The $25,000 Pyramid, Blockbusters, Play the Percentages, Win, Lose or Draw, Body Language and Strike it Rich.
He briefly announced The Price Is Right following the death of its original announcer, Johnny Olson, but was unable to accept the job on a full-time basis due to a previous announcing engagement. He was also offered an audition after Rod Roddy died, but declined.
He got his start in Louisiana at station KPLC. He traveled around to various stations, such as in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he started as a reporter and got into anchoring. Then he moved to Houston, Texas, where he hosted a talk show. Then it was Boston, Massachusetts, where he hosted another talk show and a prime time show called New England Experience, which was an Emmy winner. And then on to Los Angeles where he hosted another talk show and became involved in his other ventures. From 1993 through 1996 he was the lead anchor at KGAN in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He then went to KOVR in Sacramento, California.
Hilton and his wife, Joni, have four children, Richie, Brandon, Cassidy and Nicole.
Hilton is now retired from show business and has started a cleaning products company called Holy Cow. http://www.holycowproducts.com/
| Preceded by Bob Barker |
Truth or Consequences Host 1977 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Larry Anderson |