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Monty Hall was a Canadian-American radio and television show host who moved to the United States in 1955 to pursue a career in broadcasting. After working as a radio newsreader and sportscaster, Hall returned to television in the U.S., this time in game shows. Starting in 1963, he was best known as the game show host and producer of Let's Make a Deal. He had a conundrum with game theory and psychology aspects named after him: the Monty Hall problem. Behind the scenes, Hall also carried on an active life of philanthropy.
Let's Make a Deal is a television game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created and produced by Stefan Hatos and Monty Hall, the latter serving as its host for nearly 30 years.
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The 2nd Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Thursday, May 15, 1975, and broadcast on ABC to commemorate excellence in daytime programming from the previous year (1974). The event was hosted by Monty Hall and Stephanie Edwards. It was uniquely held on board the S.S. Dayliner in the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey. It had cast off from New York's Pier 81 with 600 invited guests being accommodated for a luncheon before the awards telecast between 1:30-3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The telecast preempted Let's Make a Deal, The $10,000 Pyramid and The Big Showdown.
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Jay Stewart Fix, known professionally as Jay Stewart, was an American television and radio announcer known primarily for his work on game shows. He was probably best known as the announcer on the long running game show Let's Make a Deal, in which he appeared throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Other shows for which he announced regularly include the Reg Grundy productions Scrabble and Sale of the Century, as well as the Jack Barry–Dan Enright productions The Joker's Wild, Tic-Tac-Dough and Bullseye. Stewart died of suicide in 1989.
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Bob Stewart was an American television game show producer. He was active in the TV industry from 1956 until his retirement in 1991.
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Marcus Anthony Lemonis is a Lebanese-born American businessman, television personality and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Camping World, and Good Sam Enterprises, as well as the Chairman of Beyond. Additionally, he is renowned for his role as the star of The Profit, a CNBC reality show about saving small businesses. He is also the co-owner of Marcus/Glass Entertainment, which owns Let's Make a Deal.
Merrill Gabriel Heatter was an American television producer and writer. He was best known for his collaboration with writer Bob Quigley for over 20 years and the formation of their production company Heatter-Quigley Productions in 1960. The company was responsible for the game shows Hollywood Squares and Gambit and the animated television series Wacky Races.
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- ↑ "Stefan Hatos; 'Let's Make a Deal' Producer". The Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ↑ White, Peter (August 10, 2021). "'Let's Make A Deal': Marcus Lemonis & Nancy Glass Acquire IP Rights To Classic Gameshow, Bring In Sharon Hall To Consult". Deadline Hollywood .