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Born in Merino, Colorado, Edwards began his career as a radio announcer while a student at the University of California, Berkeley, earning a B.A. in English in 1935. [1] In 1940, Edwards created the game show Truth or Consequences, which aired for 38 years on radio and television. Edwards produced dozens of game shows, including About Faces, Knockout, Place the Face, It Could Be You, Name That Tune (1970's version), and The Cross-Wits. He also hosted and produced This Is Your Life. In 1981, with Stu Billett, he created The People's Court, the first program of its type. Merino is a town located in Logan County, Colorado. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ... Action Comics #127 (December 1948), featuring Superman appearing on the show with Ralph Edwards Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on radio by Ralph Edwards from 1940 to 1957, and later on television by Edwards himself from 1950 to 1951, Jack Bailey from 1954 to 1955... Knockout (also referred to as a K.O. or knock), is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others sports involving striking. ... It Could Be You was the final song to be released from Blurs album The Great Escape (see 1995 in music. ... Name That Tune was a game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of songs. ... The Cross-Wits was a well known and popular syndicated game show produced by legendary television producer Ralph Edwards. ... This Is Your Life was a television show hosted by Ralph Edwards, first broadcast in the United States from 1952 to 1961 on NBC. It originated as a radio show airing from 1948 to 1952. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Judge Marilyn Milian, the current judge, has presided over cases since 2001. ...

During a May 22, 1948, broadcast of his national radio show Truth or Consequences, Edwards interviewed a young cancer patient in Boston who loved baseball and dreamed of having a television to watch his favorite team, the Boston Braves, then the city's National League ball club. At the end of the broadcast, Edwards asked listeners from his studio in Hollywood to donate money for cancer research, as well as to buy a TV for the boy, whom he called "Jimmy" to protect his privacy. "Let's make Jimmy and thousands of other boys and girls happy who are suffering from cancer by aiding the research to help find a cure for cancer in children," Edwards said on the show. By the end of the week, $20,000 in donations were made to "Jimmy" and the fund was born. It was the Braves' favored charity until their move in 1953 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin and since then, the Jimmy Fund has been picked up by the Boston Red Sox. 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ... Boston is a town and small port c. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3,21,35,41,42,44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Ballpark Turner Field (1997–present) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (1966-1996) Milwaukee County Stadium (Milwaukee) (1953-1965) Braves Field (Boston) (1915-1952) Fenway Park... The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Nickname: Cream City, Mil Town, Brew City, The City of Festivals Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: County Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Area    - City 251. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 27 Name Boston Red Sox (1907–present) See Nicknames before Red Sox for disputed nicknames Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series...

Ever the mentor, Edwards burnished the career of another quiz-show legend -- his protege, Bob Barker. The TV version of Truth or Consequences had featured Edwards, Jack Bailey and Steve Dunne in the 1940s and 50s. When the show returned for another NBC run in late 1956, Edwards enlisted Barker, a popular West Coast radio and TV personality. During the 2001 Daytime Emmy Awards, Barker told backstage reporters Edwards told him to be no one else but himself. Robert William Bob Barker (born December 12, 1923) is a seventeen-time Emmy Award-winning American television game show host. ... Jack Bailey (September 15, 1907 in Hampton, Iowa – February 1, 1980 in Santa Monica, California) was an American actor and the host of the game show Queen for a Day. ... The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York- based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming. ...

Barker would host Truth on NBC until 1965, and later in daily syndication until 1975, by which time he had also taken over a revival of The Price is Right on CBS from 1972 onward. As a result, thanks to Edwards's "be yourself" admonition, Barker became as familiar with a generation of Truth and Price viewers as earlier fans had with Edwards and original Price host Bill Cullen during the original versions of the shows in the 1950s and 1960s. The Price Is Rights US 35th season logo. ...

Edwards died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, at age 92. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ...

The Game Show Congress, a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote the game show industry, annually presents the Ralph Edwards Service Award, for those within the game show community who have worked tirelessly for charitable causes. In 2004, Edwards' son, Gary, accepted the first of these awards on behalf of his father.

Fact

• Truth or Consequences, New Mexico was named after Edwards' most popular game show. The city in southern New Mexico features several public parks and facilities that bear his name.
• Until his death, Edwards had lunch with Bob Barker every December 21st.

Truth or Consequences is a city located in Sierra County, New Mexico. ... Robert William Bob Barker (born December 12, 1923) is a seventeen-time Emmy Award-winning American television game show host. ...

External links

• Ralph Edwards Productions
• Ralph Edwards at the Internet Movie Database
• Radio Hall of Fame