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 Like
many of today's most popular
television hosts, Bob Eubanks
started his broadcasting career as a
disc jockey, working at KACY Radio
in Oxnard, California. In 1960, he
joined the staff of Los Angeles'
popular rock 'n' roll radio station,
KRLA, where he remained for eight
years. Eubanks, along with such
other notables as Charlie O'Donnell,
Wink Martindale and Casey Kasem,
made the station #1 in Los Angeles
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While
a career as a recording artist
eluded him, Eubanks was actively
involved in the musical careers of
some very popular recording artists,
producing the live concerts for the
Beatles (three years of the band's
Southern California concert dates),
The Rolling Stones, Barry Manilow,
Elton John and Bob Dylan, among
others.
He
gained great notoriety while
promoting the Beatles concert at the
Hollywood Bowl. It was during the
heyday of the 60s that he also
launched a string of nightclubs for
young adults called "The Cinnamon
Cinder," showcasing such artists as
Stevie Wonder, Ike and Tina Turner,
the Beach Boys and the Supremes,
just to name a few.
Chuck
Barris Productions then hired
Eubanks to host their new
relationship game show, "The
Newlywed Game," which premiered on
ABC's daytime schedule on July 11,
1966. The following January, the
show was added to ABC's prime time
lineup, where it would lead the
network's drive to prime-time
game-show success for five years.
"The Newlywed Game" was ranked among
the top three daytime game shows
from October of 1968 through April
of 1973, and was among the top three
rated prime-time game shows from
October 1966 through April of 1971.
In
1972, between tapings of the popular
"The Newlywed Game," Eubanks entered
the country music business, managing
the careers of Dolly Parton, Barbara
Mandrell and Marty Robbins. It was
during this time that he also signed
Merle Haggard to an exclusive
live-performance contract, producing
more than 100 dates per year with
the performer for almost ten years.
When
the network run of "The Newlywed
Game" ended in 1975, Eubanks hosted
the Columbia Television syndicated
game show "The Diamond Head Game" in
Oahu, Hawaii, which led to another
ABC-aired game show, "Rhyme and
Reason" for the '75/'76 season.
Forming his own production company,
Hill/Eubanks, he hosted and packaged
"All Star Secrets," which debuted on
NBC in January of 1979. Hill/Eubanks
also produced television shows for
all three of the major networks and
the syndicated market. His producer
credits include: "The Tony Tennille
Show," Buddy Hackett's "You Bet Your
Life," "The Guinness Game" and
"Infatuation." Eubanks also
participated in the production of
the motion pictures "Payback" and
"Forced To Kill."
Eubanks continued his hosting duties
for such game shows as "Dream
House," which aired on NBC during
the '83/'84 television season;
"Trivia Trap" on ABC during the
'84/'85 season; the popular "Card
Sharks," which aired on CBS from
1986 through 1989; and 1993's
"Family Secrets" on NBC, among
others.
Each
year Eubanks can be seen hosting
"The Hollywood Christmas Parade"
with co-host Leeza Gibbons for KTLA-TV,
Los Angeles. In 1997, to celebrate
his 20th anniversary as host of his
Emmy Award-winning coverage of the
"Tournament of Roses New Year's Day
Parade" for Tribune Broadcasting,
Eubanks received a fifty-nine share,
making it the largest rating ever of
any television show in the Los
Angeles area, including the Super
Bowl and the Academy Awards.
With
his return to "The Newlywed Game,"
recently married couples and
television audiences across the
nation can again look forward to
Eubanks' engaging ability to evoke
provocative admissions and humorous
details about the secrets of married
life.
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