William Armstrong (born January 19, 1932,

Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester () is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. Census. An important center of the fishing industry and a ...

– January 2, 2000,

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) was an American television

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announcer and producer. He produced ''

The Hollywood Squares ''Hollywood Squares'' (originally ''The Hollywood Squares'') is an American game show in which two contestants compete in a game of tic-tac-toe to win cash and prizes. The show piloted on NBC in 1965 and the regular series debuted in 1966 on the ...

'' for several years, and later was a business partner with ''Squares'' host

Peter Marshall Peter Marshall may refer to: Entertainment * Peter Marshall (entertainer) (born 1926), American game show host of ''The Hollywood Squares'', 1966–1981 * Peter Marshall (author, born 1939) (1939–1972), British novelist whose works include ''Th ...

in a production company. He received two Emmy nominations as producer for Hollywood Squares. Armstrong also co-produced and announced on ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was the announcer of KTLA's

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, a role he continued in its first year of syndication and returned to in 1988. He was the executive producer of Matchmaker, for which he occasionally announced as well.

Credits

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'' — announcer *'' Stumpers!'' — announcer *''

'' — host (1976-1977), announcer (1988) *''

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'' — announcer *''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Bill American game show hosts Game show announcers People from Gloucester, Massachusetts 1932 births 2000 deaths