Burton Richardson

Burton Richardson
Born	Burton Merrele Richardson (1949-09-29) September 29, 1949 (age 75) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Occupation	Announcer
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Sarah Badat ​ (m. 1998)​

Burton Merrele Richardson (born September 29, 1949) is an American television announcer.

Career

Richardson has primarily been known as the announcer for The Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to 1994, ^[1] where he became best known for his long-drawn-out introduction of the show's host: "ARSENIOOOOOOO... HALL!". Richardson has also announced for various game shows, including Rodeo Drive , Russian Roulette , WinTuition , To Tell the Truth (1990 and 2000), The New Price Is Right (1994–1995), Family Feud (1999–2010), and Celebrity Family Feud (2008, 2015–2023). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Richardson was also immortalised on Prince’s iconic “Love Symbol” (1992) album where he can be heard introducing Prince and his band the New Power Generation on its opening track: “My Name is Prince”.

From 2001, he was one of several announcers who filled in on The Price Is Right for Rod Roddy during his terminal illness period, and also was a guest announcer for an episode of The Price Is Right that aired on December 22, 2006, when Rich Fields missed taping an episode due to laryngitis. ^[5] He was also the announcer for Family Game Night on The Hub from 2010 to 2012. ^[6]

References

1. "The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1994)". imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
2. "Which Celebrities Have Hosted 'Family Feud?'". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
3. Graham, Jefferson (August 8, 1994). "Host of new 'Price' tagged as right for the role". USA Today . Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
4. "Burton Richardson - IMDb". imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
5. "The Price is Right - December 2, 2002 [Announcer Burton Richardson].mkv". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
6. "Burton Richardson - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

External links

• Burton Richardson at IMDb