{"id":58304,"date":"2023-08-26T13:32:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=58304"},"modified":"2023-08-26T17:20:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:20:37","slug":"bob-barker-iconic-the-price-is-right-host-dead-at-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/26\/bob-barker-iconic-the-price-is-right-host-dead-at-99\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Barker, Iconic &#8220;The Price Is Right&#8221; Host, Dead at 99"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58305\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bob-barker.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bob-barker.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/bob-barker-300x182.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we announce that the World\u2019s Greatest MC who ever lived, Bob Barker has left us,\u201d publicist Roger Neal said in a statement Saturday. Barker died peacefully at his home Saturday morning in L.A. Bob died of natural causes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58306\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58306\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58306\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bob_Barker_1975.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bob_Barker_1975.jpg 746w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Bob_Barker_1975-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Barker in 1975<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The longtime host of &#8220;<em>The Price Is Right<\/em>&#8221; actually got his start in game shows after legendary producer Ralph Edwards discovered him while listening to Bob&#8217;s radio show and hired him for TV.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1756438585\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>When producers hired Barker to host \u201cThe Price Is Right\u201d in 1972, they hit the jackpot. The game show had faded significantly from its glory days in the late \u201850s and had been punted by two networks before it landed at CBS.<\/p>\n<p>In Barker, the show found its voice, and it has continued to air a decade and a half after he retired.<\/p>\n<p>Barker was the perennial host of \u201c<em>The Price is Right<\/em>,\u201d the longest-running game show in North American Television history for over 35 years on CBS daytime and hosted a nighttime version and primetime specials on CBS of\u201c<em>The Price is Right.<\/em>\u201d Barker won an impressive 19 Emmys during his career, 5 of them for Outstanding Game Show Host. Barker came into America\u2019s home nighttime and daytime daily for over 50 years, his career in radio and television before retiring spanned over 60 years. In his honor, CBS Named the studio where <em>The Price is Right<\/em> was taped, The Bob Barker Studio. Time Magazine named him The Greatest Game Show Host of all time. 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