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| Name: | John Byron Jacobs |
| Born: | June 22, 1916 |
| Died: | February 8, 1982 |
| Place of death: | Stockton, California |
| Occupation: | Announcer |
| Years active: | 1951-1982 |
| Known for: | His game show announcing career |
John Byron "Johnny" Jacobs (b. June 22, 1916 – d. February 8, 1982) was an American television announcer, best known for his work with Chuck Barris. Jacobs was an announcer on Treasure Hunt (1973–77, 1981–82) and 3's A Crowd.
Career[]
He was the first announcer for The Joker's Wild, which starred Jack Barry and debuted on CBS in 1972. Barry employed Jacobs on many Barry & Enright/Jack Barry Productions game shows during the early-to-mid 1970s, including Blank Check and Hollywood's Talking. Most notably, however, Chuck Barris used Jacobs' voice talents on The Newlywed Game, The Dating Game and other Barris productions like Three's a Crowd and The Gong Show. Jacobs' last job was announcing a Barris-produced version of Treasure Hunt, which was syndicated during the 1981-82 season (Jacobs had also announced Barris' mid-1970s version of Treasure Hunt), but illness forced him to step down by late 1981 and he was replaced by frequent Barris fill-in announcer Tony McClay.
Death[]
Born in Milwaukee, the 65-year-old Jacobs died in Stockton, California, where he owned radio station KWG.
Shows announced[]
- What Do You Have in Common? (1954)
- Big Game (1958)
- Take a Good Look (1959-1961)
- Face the Facts (1961)
- Tell it to Groucho (1962)
- The Dating Game (1965-1980)
- The Newlywed Game (1966-1980)
- Dream Girl of '67 (1966-1967)
- The Family Game (1967)
- How's Your Mother-In-Law? (1967-1968)
- The Game Game (1969-1970)
- Cop-Out! (1972 unsold pilot)
- The Parent Game (1972-1973)
- The Joker's Wild (1972-1975)
- Hollywood's Talking (1973)
- The New Treasure Hunt (1973-1977)
- Countdown (1974 unsold pilot)
- Big Spenders (1974 unsold pilot)
- Blank Check (1975)
- We've Got Your Number (1975 unsold pilot)
- The Hollywood Connection (1975 unsold pilot)
- Spin-Off (1975)
- Rhyme and Reason (1975-1976)
- Give-N-Take (1975)
- Double Cross (1975 unsold pilot)
- Break the Bank (1976)
- The Gong Show (1976-1980)
- Celebrity Secrets (1978 pilot)
- The $1.98 Beauty Show (1978-1980)
- Decisions Decisions (1978 unsold pilots)
- 3's A Crowd (1979-1980)
- Camouflage (1980)
- Dollar A Second (1981 unsold pilot)
- Treasure Hunt (1981)