1949

 
Ed McMahon (L) with The Tonight Show host Johnny Carson

  Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009)

McMahon was a comedian, game show host and announcer. He is best
remembered as the announcer and sidekick on the The Tonight Show
with Johnny Carson on NBC from 1962 to 1992. He also was the host of
the original version of Star Search on CBS from 1983 to 1995. McMahon
also co-hosted TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982
to 1998 on NBC and ABC. 

Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt) (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006)

1959

To Tell The Truth premiered on Tuesday, December 18, 1956, on CBS during prime
time as Nothing But The Truth, but the program title was changed, To Tell The Truth, during the following week. Bud Collyer was the original host of the series. The initial regular panelists included Johnny Carson, Polly Bergen, Jayne Meadows, Dick Van Dyke, and Ralph Bellamy. The show concluded in syndication on March 15, 2002.

Martindale’s rendition of the spoken-word song, "The Deck of Cards”
went to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and sold over a million
copies in 1959.

Winston Conrad Martindale known professionally as Wink Martindale, started
his career as a disc jockey and later hosted numerous game shows, including
Gambit on CBS from 1972 to 1976, High Rollers on NBC from 1987 to 1988
and Tic-Tac-Dough from 1978 to 1985 on NBC.    

John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005)