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Gene Wood
Gene Wood in an on-camera appearance on the finale of Card Sharks.
Born	Eugene Edward Wood October 20, 1925(1925-10-20) Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Died	May 21, 2004 (aged 78) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation	Announcer, Game show host
Years active	1965-1999

Eugene Edward (Gene) Wood (October 20, 1925 – May 21, 2004), was an American television personality, known primarily for his work in game shows. From the 1960s to the 1990s, he served as the offstage announcer on several game shows, including many Mark Goodson–Bill Todman productions such as Family Feud, Card Sharks, Password, That's My Line and Beat the Clock (a show on which he later took over as host). He was also best known as the second permanent announcer on, Love Connection, a role he assumed after the departure of that show's previous announcer, Rod Roddy, in 1985. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boston redirects here. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... Game show host is a profession involving the hosting of gameshows. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Quiz show redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an accomplished American television producer who specialized in game shows. ... Bill Todman (July 31, 1916-July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City. ... This article is about the American game show. ... Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ... Although Password can be played without any equipment, commercial versions of the game have also been successful. ... Thats My Line (1980), was a short-lived variety show developed by the creators of Whats My Line?. The show highlighted the unusual occupations of ordinary people. ... For other uses, see Beat the Clock (disambiguation). ... Love Connection was a popular American television game show, where singles tried to find the best date and/or to have something in common with each other. ... Robert Ray (Rod) Roddy (September 28, 1937 – October 27, 2003) was an American radio and television announcer. ... This article is about the year. ...

Early life and career

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, Wood majored in speech and theater at Emerson College. His early career included stand-up comedy, television commercials, and writing for Bob Keeshan of Captain Kangaroo fame. This work included a Terrytoons-produced cartoon series that aired on the Captain Kangaroo show called The Adventures of Lariat Sam, for which Wood also supplied voices and sang the theme song. Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Norfolk County Settled 1625 Incorporated 1792 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor William J. Phelan Area  - City  26. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Emerson College was founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a school of oratory, in Boston, Massachusetts. ... B. J. Novak in a stand-up comedy routine at Olde English sketch comedy in June 2007. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Robert James Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an actor who was the original Clarabell the Clown on the Howdy Doody television program, but who is most famous as the star and title character of the childrens show Captain Kangaroo. ... Captain Kangaroo was a childrens television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS from 1955 until 1984, then moved to the American Program Service (now American Public Television, Boston) to air syndicated reruns of past episodes in 1992. ... Mighty Mouse, the signature character of the studio. ...

Television work

His first role as a game show announcer came as a substitute on Supermarket Sweep in 1966; four years later, he landed a contract working for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, where he worked on Beat the Clock as its announcer from 1969 to 1972; after the departure of the show's host, Jack Narz, Wood then took over as host of Beat the Clock, with Nick Holenreich serving as announcer. Gene also hosted the 1971–1972 season of the short-lived game show Anything You Can Do, which featured teams of men competing against teams of women in stunts similar to Beat the Clock. Wood also appeared as a panelist on one week of Match Game '74. For more information on the British version of Supermarket Sweep, see Dales Supermarket Sweep. ... Mark Goodson (January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an accomplished American television producer who specialized in game shows. ... Bill Todman (July 31, 1916-July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City. ... For other uses, see Beat the Clock (disambiguation). ... Jack Narz (born November 13, 1922, in Louisville, Kentucky), the elder brother of game show legend Tom Kennedy (Jim Narz) and the brother-in-law of another game show legend, the late Bill Cullen, is an American television announcer and game show host in his own right, who eluded the... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... The Match Game was an American television game show, most often hosted by Gene Rayburn. ...

By 1976, Wood had become a regular announcer for Goodson–Todman, serving as voice-over for many of the company's game shows. In addition to his role as announcer, Wood regularly served as a warm-up act for the audiences on these shows, and often performed a series of comedy skits.

Among the shows which he announced was the original version of Family Feud; hosted by Richard Dawson, it ran on ABC from 1976 to 1985. When Family Feud was revived in 1988 with Ray Combs as host, Gene announced on that version as well. Another show for which he announced on both the original version and a revival was Card Sharks; the show's first incarnation, starring Jim Perry, ran from 1978 to 1981 on NBC, while two concurrent revivals (one on CBS and another in syndication, hosted by Bob Eubanks and Bill Rafferty, respectively) ran from 1986 to 1989. This article is about the American game show. ... Richard Dawson (born November 20, 1932) is a British-born American actor, comedian, game show panelist and host. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... Raymond Neil Combs, Jr. ... Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ... James Edward Jim Perry (born James Edward Dooley on November 11, 1934 in Camden, New Jersey) is a former television game show host, singer and performer in the 1970s and 1980s. ... This article is about the television network. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... Robert Leland Bob Eubanks (born January 8, 1938, Flint, Michigan, raised in California) 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... Bill Rafferty (born June 17, 1944 in Queens, New York) is a comedian and impressionist who hosted the game shows Every Second Counts (US game show) (1984, syndicated), Card Sharks (1986-87, syndication), and Blockbusters (1987, NBC). ...

After the 1985 death of Johnny Olson, the original announcer on the Bob Barker-hosted version of The Price Is Right, Wood was one of four substitute announcers on that show until Rod Roddy was chosen as Olson's successor. Other shows on which Gene served as a regular announcer were Double Dare (CBS, 1976), Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour (NBC, 1983–1984), Password Plus (NBC, 1979–1982), Super Password (NBC, 1984–1989), the second permanent announcer replacing on Love Connection (Syndication, 1985–1988), Classic Concentration (NBC, 1987–1991), and Win, Lose or Draw (NBC/Syndicated, 1987–1990); prior to his retirement in the late 1990s, he also did voiceovers for the Game Show Network. John Leonard Johnny Olson (May 22, 1910 – October 12, 1985) was an American radio personality and television announcer, most notable for announcing 32 game shows from Mark Goodson-Bill Todman productions, from the late 1950s through the mid 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the current version of the U.S. game show. ... Robert Ray (Rod) Roddy (September 28, 1937 – October 27, 2003) was an American radio and television announcer. ... Double Dare was an American television game show that ran from December 13, 1976, to April 29, 1977, on CBS. Alex Trebek (later of Jeopardy!) hosted this Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production; Johnny Olson and Gene Wood took turns announcing. ... The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour was a short-lived American television game show that combined two long-running game shows of the 1960s and 1970s — Match Game and Hollywood Squares — into an hour-long format. ... Although Password can be played without any equipment, commercial versions of the game have also been successful. ... Although Password can be played without any equipment, commercial versions of the game have also been successful. ... Love Connection was a popular American television game show, where singles tried to find the best date and/or to have something in common with each other. ... Concentration is NBCs longest running game show. ... Win, Lose or Draw was an American television game show that aired from September 1, 1987 to September 7, 1989 on NBC and in syndication from 1987 to 1990. ... GSN redirects here. ...

Gene died of cancer in Boston, Massachusetts in 2004. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... Boston redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

External links

• Gene Wood at the Internet Movie Database