Bob Eubanks
Bob Eubanks | |
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| File:Bobeubankscs.jpg Bob Eubanks on an episode of Card Sharks in 1989. | |
| Born | Robert Leland Eubanks |
| Website | http://www.bobeubanks.com |
Robert Leland Eubanks (born January 8, 1938, Flint, Michigan), is a well-known American radio, game show host and television personality best known for hosting the game show The Newlywed Game on and off from 1966 to 2000, where he was known for using the catch-phrase, "Makin' Whoopee".
Game shows
Eubanks has hosted a number of game shows in his career, including Rhyme and Reason, Dream House, The Diamond Head Game, and Trivia Trap, but is best known for his twenty-plus year relationship with The Newlywed Game. In 1985, while original Card Sharks host Jim Perry was under contract to NBC and Reg Grundy Productions for hosting Sale of the Century, Mark Goodson hired Eubanks as the last minute replacement to host a revamped version of the show for CBS, (Bill Rafferty hosted the nighttime version). Eubanks hosted Card Sharks throughout its CBS run until its demise in 1989. In recent years, he has hosted or co-hosted all five of NBC's Most Outrageous Game Show Moments specials. Currently, Eubanks is one of three rotating hosts (along with Chuck Woolery and Jamie Farr) of the "$250,000 Game Show Spectacular" at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Radio
Prior to entering game shows, Eubanks was a popular radio DJ at station KRLA in Los Angeles as well as a music promoter and manager. He was responsible for bringing The Beatles to Los Angeles for their first West Coast performances in 1964 (mortgaging his house to do so), all of which took place at the famed Hollywood Bowl, with fellow KRLA DJs Dave Hull and Reb Foster joining Eubanks in introducing them. He also operated the Cinnamon Cinder Club ([1]) on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, California.
He stood in for fellow DJ Casey Kasem twice on radio's American Top 40: January 9-10, 1982 (that year's first regular episode), and April 16-17, 1983.
Other appearances
He has also hosted the Tournament of Roses Parade on Los Angeles television channel KTLA since 1976 and with Stephanie Edwards from 1978–2006. In 2007, Eubanks continued to host with Edwards' replacement, KTLA Morning Show anchor Michaela Pereira.
On July 6, 2007, Eubanks sat in as a celebrity "Mob Member" on the NBC game show 1 vs. 100 along with fellow game show host Wink Martindale.
His autobiography, It's in the Book, Bob (ISBN 1-932100-28-8), was published in 2004.
Controversy
He appeared in Michael Moore's 1989 documentary Roger & Me. The film documented Moore's attempts to track General Motors CEO Roger Smith to confront him about the harm he did to Flint, Michigan with his massive downsizing. Eubanks, a native of Flint, was interviewed about his views on the downsizing, and was filmed reciting an antisemitic joke about AIDS. He said "You know why Jewish girls don't get AIDS? They only marry assholes, they don't screw 'em!" [1]
References
- ^ "Roger & Me Memorable Quotes". Retrieved 2007-12-31.