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tyshaun1:

--- Quote from: PYLdude on June 26, 1975, 07:57:49 AM ---
I can say in the only experience I have with this, there was a conversation. Like about thirty seconds as whatever needed to roll rolled.

But really, in the grand scheme of things, is it so big a deal?

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I presume that if the host was interested in the contestant, they talked. If they weren't, they didn't. Simple as that, just like all of us.

calliaume:

--- Quote from: tyshaun1 on October 28, 2024, 08:47:15 PM ---I presume that if the host was interested in the contestant, they talked. If they weren't, they didn't. Simple as that, just like all of us.

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Yeah, but it was his job to be outgoing—and as the head of the company, you’d think he’d have a vested interest in it.

A few years ago my family and I were in Southern California, and I was meeting someone who was in the business. My son was balking at going. I explained, “This is someone who meets people they don’t know, and helps them get on television to win cash and prizes. You think they’re going to be difficult to talk to?” (He still wasn’t interested.)

steveleb:
I can also confirm that I worked for people who did business with Jack on a regular basis on behalf of many of the stations that carried his shows, including JOKER'S at a time when its lineup was beginning to erode.  One would think that at least that sort of transactional relationship would have brought out his better side.  Nope.  Dick Colbert was consistently putting out fires that he would ignite.

mystery7:
I bet NATPE would've been a fun time for all if Barry & Enright and Sandy Frank ever got booked next to each other.

steveleb:
Colbert and Frank would often be grouped in similar areas based upon their limited catalogues. (To be fair, Sandy’s involvement with animation and his more global focus made him slightly more consequential.  Both of them were extremely tenacious and involved salespeople, but Dick was a much more grounded and approachable—he’d be the de facto good cop when Jack would be around.  (Dan was far more detached until Jack passed and Dick decided to close up shop).  Tad I’m sure you know the Tic Tac revival was sold by a company that Dick’s son Ritch ran. I’ve met few more decent people in this industry than Ritch Colbert.

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