Gourt > Arts > Television > People > Announcers and Hosts > Martindale, Wink
Wink Martindale (born Winston Conrad Martindale on December 4, 1934 in Jackson, Tennessee, USA) is perhaps best known as a game show host for such classic shows as Gambit, Tic Tac Dough, and High Rollers. Martindale also hosted The Last Word and Debt, as well as a series of shows created for a game show block on the Family Channel (now ABC Family) in the mid-1990s. These shows, some of which were based on popular board games or puzzles, included Trivial Pursuit, Boggle, Shuffle, and Jumble. Each of these programs also featured an "Interactive Game" version, with which home viewers could participate.
Martindale started his career as a disc jockey on KFWB radio in Los Angeles in the 1950s (upon graduation from Memphis State University) and also had many numerous radio jobs into the 1980s. His first break into television was at WHBQ-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, as the host of Mars Patrol, a Saturday morning science-fiction themed children's television program that featured skits and syndicated action serials to a live studio audience. Martindale also hosted primetime WHBQ programs. It was at his tenure with WHBQ that Martindale became a close friend of Elvis Presley, and following Presley's sudden death in 1977, Martindale aired a nationwide tribute radio special in his honor.
His rendition of the spoken-word song "Deck Of Cards" went to #7 on the Billboard charts and sold over a million copies in 1959.
More on [ Wink Martindale ]
Generation Mix: Youth TV Takes the Lead in Diversity Casting
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:13:13 -0000
If network television is in a down cycle in roles for minority actors, children’s television — the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in particular — seems headed in the other direction.
Television Review: A Comic Seeks Herself and Finds a New Series
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:11:10 -0000
“The Cho Show,” Margaret Cho’s continued adventures in finding herself, shows us the comic as she rebuilds her identity.
Television Review: The Cops Who Keep Fifth-Period Math Safe and Sound
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:33:01 -0000
“The Principal’s Office,” a delightfully dumb reality series, documents the handling of disciplinary matters large and small at a variety of schools.
L.A. Times - TV News
TiVo this: 'Generation Kill' and more
Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700
What's worth watching on TV this week? SUNDAY
'Project Runway': Good queen fun
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:20:30 -0700
Justice was administered swiftly during the drag queen challenge.
'America's Best Dance Crew': Tila and the end
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:29:16 -0700
As its second season draws to a close, "America's Best Dance Crew" can lay claim to being one of the most popular shows on MTV.
News from TV.com
Sci Fi sinks SG Atlantis
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:39:00 -0700
Fifth season of space spin-off will be its last, says network; but all is not lost...there is some good news.
Smallville adds another baddie
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:35:00 -0700
Clark has a new villainous visitor next season; Charlotte Sullivan signs on to play the familiar DC Comics character.
5th Grader, Apprentice raid B-list
Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:30:00 -0700
Elementary quiz show to welcome Simmons, Garth, Cain; Trump's next show includes Joan Rivers, Dennis Rodman.
The Celebrity Cafe - Includes an interview with Martindale.
Meta Description: [ When most people think of Wink Martindale, they think of him only as the game show host. But he's also been an author, a DJ, a friend of Elvis's and a few other lives thrown in for fun! I tell you, his autobiography was one of the most surprising reads I've had in a while. ]
Wink's World - Includes readings, pictures, sounds, and information about his radio show.
Meta Description: [ Wink's World. The official home page for the famous TV Game Show Host and Radio Personality Wink Martindale. ]
| Rollers! Features the Big Numbers, followed by the contestant and prize introductions for the next game. ... wink ... | |
| Next Video | |
