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| Name: | Kenneth Williams Fertig |
| Born: | April 12, 1914 |
| Died: | February 16, 1984 |
| Occupation: | game show announcer |
Kenneth Williams Fertig (b. April 12, 1914 – d. February 16, 1984), better known as Kenny Williams, was an American television announcer from the late 1940s to 1980s. He was best known as the announcer of many game shows produced by Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley . He also appeared on screen as "Kenny the Cop" on Video Village and Shenanigans. He did one show for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions, Two for the Money, in 1952.
As a radio actor in the 1940s to 1950s, he appeared on shows like X Minus One where he played Rhysling on The Green Hills of Earth. He was also one of the announcers for the Buck Rogers radio program, among others.
Shows Announced[]
- Stop the Music (various points in the 1948-1952 and 1954-1956 versions)
- Auction-Aire (1949-1950)
- Two for the Money (1952-1956)
- County Fair (1958-1959)
- Video Village (1960-1962)
- Double Exposure (1961)
- Video Village Junior (1961-1962)
- People Will Talk (1963)
- The Celebrity Game (1964-1965, 1968 pilot)
- Shenanigans (1964-1965)
- PDQ (1965-1969)
- Showdown (1966)
- The Hollywood Squares (1966-1981; also announced on the 1965 pilot)
- Funny You Should Ask!! (1968-1969)
- The Storybook Squares (1969 spinoff, 1976-1977 daytime weeks)
- Lohman & Barkley's Name Droppers (1969-1970)
- The Golden Triangle (1970 unsold pilot)
- Amateur's Guide to Love (1972)
- Gambit (1972-1976)
- Runaround (1972-1973)
- Baffle (1973-1974; revival of PDQ)
- High Rollers (1974-1976, 1978-1980)
- The Magnificent Marble Machine (1975 pilot)
- Hot Seat (1976)
- The Confidence Game (1976 unsold pilot)
- To Say the Least (1977-1978)
- Bedtime Stories (1979)
- Gambit (1979 unsold pilots)
- Las Vegas Gambit (1980-1981)