tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post1966444832896207107..comments2024-03-18T02:58:12.878-07:00Comments on Tralfaz: Long Before He Said "Come On Down!"Yowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-11084569744439265792013-08-14T18:36:20.420-07:002013-08-14T18:36:20.420-07:00...with side trips to Miami from 1964-71 to announ......with side trips to Miami from 1964-71 to announce The Jackie Gleason Show.<br /><br />There seemed to be a bit of rotation in the 1950s-60s between radio show host/announcer, game show host/announcer. Olson was definitely the most perky/enthusiastic of the first generation announcers, while his Price Is Right predecessor, Don Pardo always had a little bit of gentle snark in his presentations, which went along with Bill Cullen's dry wit and the occasional absurdity of some of the show's original prizes.J Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15175515543694122729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738012638904762739.post-5832084982467895182013-08-14T15:57:16.623-07:002013-08-14T15:57:16.623-07:00Johnny Olson continued to live that simple life, n...Johnny Olson continued to live that simple life, never succumbing to the Hollywood glamor, and never asking for more than scale wages throughout his brilliant career (although he got much, much more). Eventually settling in West Virginia, he continued to fly out to New York (or after 1972, LA) for work.Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454782108761662940noreply@blogger.com