Richard Wayne "Rich" Fields (born on November 30, 1960, from Bay Village, Ohio) is an American broadcaster, meteorologist, and announcer.
Career[]
He has done many announcing works such as Flamingo Fortune (of which he was a fill-in host for at least one episode). He also did Gameshow Marathon, Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza, and most notably The Price is Right from 2004-2010; being the fourth longest-running announcer. He was a meteorologist for KCBS & KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, then became the meteorologist at WTSP in Tampa. He is currently a motivational speaker and released his first book, Trust Your Inner GPS, in 2023.
When the nighttime version of Card Sharks was in development, he was considered to host the show but was turned down in favor of Bill Rafferty instead.
Shows announced[]
- Flamingo Fortune for Florida State Lottery
- Gameshow Marathon
- Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza
- The Price is Right (2004-2010)
- Wheel of Fortune (sub after Charlie O'Donnell's death before Jim Thornton took his place. Fields subbed for 9 weeks—58 episodes.)