Great Personalities

Wink Martindale – TV You Grew Up With Ep 12

We talk to legendary game show host Wink Martindale. In addition to his stellar hosting career on shows such as Gambit and Tic Tac Dough plus his radio work, Wink has a special connection to two of the greatest pop artists in history, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. We also talk about Wink’s latest online efforts…

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Mark Malkoff on Johnny Carson – TV You Grew Up With Ep 10

Comedian and host of The Carson Podcast, Mark Malkoff guests on TV You Grew Up With to talk about the all-time King of Late Night, Johnny Carson. Check out his fantastic podcast at CarsonPodcast.com Thanks Mark! Photo Credit: Wikipedia.org

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Kate Botello and TechTV – TV You Grew Up With Ep 6

If you were a geek like me in the late 90’s and early 2000’s you probably watched TechTV, a cable network dedicated to all-tech 24/7. One of the most popular personalities on TechTV was Kate Botello. She hosted programs like The Screen Savers with Leo LaPorte and Extended Play with Adam Sessler and was the darling of…

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Dick DeBartolo and Match Game – TV You Grew Up With 1

Dick DeBartolo is not only “Mad’s Maddest Writer” and “The GizWiz” but he was the creative genius who made Match Game a smash hit game show in the 1960s and 70s. On this first episode of TV You Grew Up With, we talk to him about Match Game, Mad Magazine and his latest chapter as The…

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