Archive for July 11th, 2011

GAME SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DATE IN 1966

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The Newlywed Game debuted on the ABC television network on July 11, 1966
with host Bob Eubanks (above). Eubanks was, at the time, the youngest emcee
to host a game show at age 28. The game show  It was the last U.S. commercial
network series to premiere in black and white, eventually converting to color, as
did virtually all other network series, that coming September.

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Newlywed contestants on the set

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TAB HUNTER TURNED 80 TODAY

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Tab Hunter had a 1957 hit record with a cover of the song "Young Love”,
which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks. He also had
the hit "Ninety-Nine Ways", which peaked at #11 on the chart.

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