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Title: NBC 60s LMaD Announcer Question
Post by: CBSJokersWildFan on August 02, 2004, 12:16:01 AM

I know that when the pilot for Let's Make A Deal was taped in 1963, Wendell Niles was the announcer.

Was Niles still the announcer when the show began airing on NBC?  If so, when did Jay Stewart replace him?

Title: NBC 60s LMaD Announcer Question
Post by: uncamark on August 02, 2004, 04:10:40 PM

[quote name=\'CBSJokersWildFan\' date=\'Aug 1 2004, 11:16 PM\']I know that when the pilot for Let's Make A Deal was taped in 1963, Wendell Niles was the announcer.

Was Niles still the announcer when the show began airing on NBC?  If so, when did Jay Stewart replace him?[/quote]
Seems to me that Niles only did the pilot and that Jay was the announcer from Series Day One.

Title: NBC 60s LMaD Announcer Question
Post by: HairMetalLives on August 02, 2004, 04:26:34 PM

I know this is semi-off topic, but I know that Jay Stewart comitted suicide in 1989. Anyone here know why?

Title: NBC 60s LMaD Announcer Question
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on August 02, 2004, 04:34:23 PM

[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Aug 2 2004, 03:10 PM\'] [quote name=\'CBSJokersWildFan\' date=\'Aug 1 2004, 11:16 PM\']I know that when the pilot for Let's Make A Deal was taped in 1963, Wendell Niles was the announcer.

Was Niles still the announcer when the show began airing on NBC?  If so, when did Jay Stewart replace him?[/quote]
Seems to me that Niles only did the pilot and that Jay was the announcer from Series Day One. [/quote]
 Wendell lost his job in 1964.

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I know this is semi-off topic, but I know that Jay Stewart comitted suicide in 1989. Anyone here know why?

Randy West posted something on this a few months ago.....a search will turn it up for you.

Title: NBC 60s LMaD Announcer Question
Post by: clemon79 on August 02, 2004, 04:39:47 PM

[quote name=\'Dsmith\' date=\'Aug 2 2004, 01:34 PM\']

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I know this is semi-off topic, but I know that Jay Stewart comitted suicide in 1989. Anyone here know why?

Randy West posted something on this a few months ago.....a search will turn it up for you. [/quote]
 And since the search function here is unwieldy at best, I looked it up so that Randy wouldn't be put in the position to have to recount the story again. Here you go:

http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?show...20stewart&st=19 (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=3665&hl=jay%20stewart&st=19\")

Title: NBC 60s LMaD Announcer Question
Post by: HairMetalLives on August 02, 2004, 05:03:33 PM

I don't think I was around here when that was posted.

Thanks for your help, guys! And thanks, Randy, for posting that in the first place. That is... quite the story. Sorry, but I'm at a loss for words right now.