Summary: As Jeopardy marks its 50th anniversary, including 30 years with Alex Trebek, take a look at the phenomenon of game shows, the iconic hosts and personalities, the contestants, and the triumphs and controversies that have shaped the evolution of this important part of our culture. See the power and influence of game shows and television personalities we₂ve invited into our living rooms.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GAMHadleigh, Boze
Summary: "Game and quiz shows first started appearing on radio broadcasts in the 1930s, led by the CBS network's Professor Quiz, hosted by a man who was neither a professor nor even a college graduate, the first of several frauds that seemed to be endemic to the genre. Professor Quiz was followed by other such game shows as Uncle Jim's Question Bee and Ask It Basket, which in turn spawned successful box...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 HADContents: Disc 1: Barack Obama -- Terry Gross -- Major Robert Bateman -- Lee Smith -- Harold Ramis -- Penn Jillette. Disc 2: Janeane Garofalo -- Brian Williams -- Ken Jennings -- Sarah Silverman -- Tom Hanks -- Tom & Ray Magliozzi.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HighBridge 2007