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The most-improved hosts/announcers

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SamJ93:
I've always maintained that if some other guy with a very similar name didn't become famous at about the same time, Mark L. would be much better known than he is, and it's a shame that it never happened by no fault of his own.

chris319:
There is a TPIR demo with Bob Hilton announcing. I thought he was very good, better even than Rod Roddy.

TLEberle:

--- Quote from: MikeK on September 04, 2025, 10:15:33 AM ---My initial reaction was Mark L. too, for the same reason.  I think Mark L. started gaining legitimacy was with Russian Roulette.

Graham Elwood too.  Strip Poker?  Meh.  Cram?  Much better.

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Same thought with George Gray but each of our cases had much better material to work with.

I would give high marks to Brooke Burns who went from being chained to the prompter on Dog Eat Dog to become king a reliable presence for GSN.

Winkfan:
I may have mentioned this before, but Pat Finn was "just getting his foot in the door" on the 1990 Joker's Wild; but Shop Til You Drop was a much better fit for him.

Cordially,
Tammy

whewfan:

--- Quote from: BillCullen1 on September 04, 2025, 11:46:02 AM ---I thought George Gray improved quite a bit going from Extreme Gong to the syndie Weakest Link.

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I think it was that George was able to adapt to the persona they wanted. He was obnoxious on Extreme Gong because it was what they wanted. When Weakest Link came along, I do think that gave him a better opportunity to put his spin on the show. Being an Anne Robinson clone isn't going to work. The format allowed him to adapt to a host that was playfully snarky when he needed to be. If you told me though while he was hosting Extreme Gong that he would later be the TPIR announcer, I would've NEVER believed you.

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