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Jim Thornton is an American radio and television announcer and voice actor. He is known for his voiceover work in video games, movies and television shows. Since 2011, he is best known for being the announcer of '' Wheel of Fortune'' following the death of longtime announcer Charlie O'Donnell. Early life and education Born in Huntington, West Virginia, Thornton graduated from Huntington High School in 1983 and then moved to Los Angeles in 1984 where he started his broadcasting career a year later. He also has a degree in linguistics from Marshall University. Career Radio Thornton is best known as the afternoon anchor on all-news radio KNX 1070 in Los Angeles, having been promoted from traffic reporting. He has also announced on ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' and narrated a portion of '' Monsters, Inc.'' Game show announcer Thornton did substitute announcing work on ''The Price Is Right'' following the death of former announcer Rod Roddy. In December 2010, he auditioned for the sa ...
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Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Cabell County, and the largest city in the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, sometimes referred to as the Tri-State Area. A historic and bustling city of commerce and heavy industry, Huntington has benefited from its location on the Ohio River at the mouth of the Guyandotte River. It is home to the Port of Huntington Tri-State, the second-busiest inland port in the United States. As of the 2020 census, its metro area is the largest in West Virginia, spanning seven counties across three states and having a population of 359,862. Huntington is the second-largest city in West Virginia, with a population of 46,842 at the 2020 census. Both the city and metropolitan area declined in population from the 2010 census, a trend that has been ongoing for six decades as Huntington has lost over 40,000 residents in that time frame. Surrounded by extensive natural resources, ...
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The Soup
''The Soup'' is an American television series that aired weekly on E! from July 1, 2004, until December 18, 2015 as a revamped version of ''Talk Soup'' that focused on recaps of various popular culture and television moments of the week. The show was hosted by comedian Joel McHale, who provided sarcastic and satirical commentary on the various clips. On November 18, 2015, ''The Soup'' was cancelled by E! and its last episode aired December 18, 2015. On February 18, 2018, ''The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale'', a spiritual successor to ''The Soup'', premiered on Netflix. The series returned on February 12, 2020, with new host Jade Catta-Preta, but was soon affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It last aired on October 14, 2020. History ''The Soup'' started on July 1, 2004 as the "What The...? Awards", but the name was changed to maintain name recognition with ''Talk Soup''. On January 9, 2013, ''The Soup'' debuted a new graphics package, including a new logo designed by New ...
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Actors From Huntington, West Virginia
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Willi ...
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People From Los Angeles
The following is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in, are current residents of, or are otherwise closely associated with the city or county of Los Angeles, California. Those not born in Los Angeles have their places of birth listed instead. Los Angeles natives are also referred to as '' Angelenos'' . A B C D E F G H I * Grant Imahara – ''MythBusters'' * Kid Ink – rapper * Joe Inoue – singer * Bob Israel (composer) – who works primarily on silent films * Ice Cube * Ashton Irwin – singer-songwriter, musician, member of 5 Seconds of Summer (born in Australia) * Lance Ito – judge (presided over the O. J. Simpson trial) J K L M N O P Q * Jack Quaid – actor ( The Boys) * Anthony Quinn – actor (Originally from Chihuahua City, Mexico) R S T U * Andrew Ullmann – politician * Usher – musician (born in Dallas, TX) * Brendon Urie – singer (born in St. George, Utah) * Terdema Usse ...
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Wheel Of Fortune (franchise)
''Wheel of Fortune'' is an American television game show that was created by Merv Griffin and first aired in 1975, with a syndicated version airing since 1983. Since its premiere, the program has been adapted into several international versions. The 1975 version premiered on Australian TV in 1981 and premiered in the UK in 1988. It has also been adapted to numerous countries around the world. International versions Legend: : Currently airing  : Awaiting confirmation  : Status unknown  : Upcoming season  : No longer airing  See also *List of television show franchises The following is a list of international television shows franchises. These are shows remade for foreign markets rather than adaptations. Reality shows * '' 10 Years Younger'' * ''30 Seconds to Fame'' * ''The Amazing Race'' * '' All Together ... References External linksOfficial site of the Singapore edition (via internet Archive) {{Wheel of Fortune Wheel of Fortune (franchise ...
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Marshall University Alumni
Marshall may refer to: Places Australia * Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Islands * Marshall Islands, an island nation in the Pacific Ocean United States of America * Marshall, Alaska * Marshall, Arkansas * Marshall, California * Lotus, California, former name Marshall * Marshall Pass, a mountain pass in Colorado * Marshall, Illinois * Marshall, Indiana * Marshall, Michigan * Marshall, Minnesota * Marshall, Missouri * Marshall, New York * Marshall, North Carolina * Marshall, North Dakota * Marshall, Oklahoma * Marshall, Texas, the largest U.S. city named Marshall * Marshall, Virginia * Marshall, Wisconsin (other) ** Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin ** Marshall, Richland County, Wisconsin ** Marshall, Rusk County, Wisconsin Businesses * Marshall of Cambridge, a British holding company encompassing aerospace, fleet management, property ...
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Game Show Announcers
A game is a structured form of play, usually undertaken for entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator sports or games) or art (such as jigsaw puzzles or games involving an artistic layout such as Mahjong, solitaire, or some video games). Games are sometimes played purely for enjoyment, sometimes for achievement or reward as well. They can be played alone, in teams, or online; by amateurs or by professionals. The players may have an audience of non-players, such as when people are entertained by watching a chess championship. On the other hand, players in a game may constitute their own audience as they take their turn to play. Often, part of the entertainment for children playing a game is deciding who is part of their audience and who is a player. A toy and a game are not the same. Toys generally allow for unrestricted play whereas games come with present rules. ...
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American Radio Personalities
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WALL-E (video Game)
''WALL-E'' (stylized as ''WALL·E'') is a platform video game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ, based on the 2008 film of the same name. ''WALL-E’''s reception differed by the version of the game. The Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 versions of the game received mixed reviews, with criticisms being levied at the poor camera and repetitive gameplay. The game saw a more lukewarm reception to the PC, PSP, and PlayStation 2 versions for their longer lengths and varied gameplay. The DS version in particular was highly criticized for its lack of music, poor camera, and simple yet frustrating gameplay. Gameplay The PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 versions feature nine explorable levels. The Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable versions feature twenty-four levels, and the Nintendo DS features fourteen explorable worlds. The Wii is the only version of the game that features 3 head-to-head multiplayer modes, while the Nintendo DS version featur ...
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Let's Pollute
''Let's Pollute!'' is a 2009 animated short film created by Geefwee Boedoe. The film is a modern satire decrying pollution, waste and consumerism, animated in a fifties educational film style. Plot After a brief history of the pollution imperative from before the Industrial Revolution to the present, the film follows a nuclear family polluting its way through an average day. The narrator explains that pollution is a critical part of our culture and keeps our economy strong. The film connects our wasteful, selfish habits with consumerism and its ally, big business. The resulting out-of-control pollution of the air, water and land is displayed in scenes of dismal destruction overlaid with happy music and cheerful calls by the narrator to pollute more for a better tomorrow. Production "Let's Pollute!" took more than three years to complete, primarily in the home studio of filmmaker Geefwee Boedoe. Boedoe wrote, directed, animated and produced the film with animation help from Tim Craw ...
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Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune
''Wheel of Fortune'' (often known simply as ''Wheel'') is an American television game show created by Merv Griffin. The show has aired continuously since January 1975. It features a competition in which contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel. The current version of the series, which airs in nightly syndication, premiered on September 19, 1983. It stars Pat Sajak and Vanna White as hosts. The original version of ''Wheel'' was a network daytime series that originally ran on NBC from January 6, 1975, to June 30, 1989, and subsequently aired on CBS from July 17, 1989, to January 11, 1991; it returned to NBC on January 14, 1991, and was cancelled that year, ending on September 20, 1991. (The network daytime and syndicated nighttime versions aired concurrently with each other from 1983 until the former's conclusion.) The network version was originally hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan ...
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