Robert Wesley Hilton (born July 23, 1943) is an American television game show personality. He hosted ''

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'', a revival of ''

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'', and the 1990 revival of ''

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'' for one season and replaced by

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, and announced on several other shows.

Biography

Born in

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, Hilton has announced numerous game shows, such as ''

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'', '' Child's Play'', ''

Trivia Trap ''Trivia Trap'' is an American game show produced by Mark Goodson Productions. It was created by producer Goodson and originally ran from October 8, 1984 to April 5, 1985 on American Broadcasting Company, ABC. The game featured two teams of three c ...

'', ''

The $25,000 Pyramid ''Pyramid'' is the collective name of a series of American television game shows that has aired several versions domestically and internationally. The original series, ''The $10,000 Pyramid'', debuted on March 26, 1973, and spawned seven subsequ ...

'', ''

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'', '' Blockbusters'', ''

Double Talk ''Double Talk'' is an American game show that aired on the ABC network from August 18 to December 19, 1986. The show was a Bob Stewart-produced word game which borrowed elements from Stewart's previous show '' Shoot for the Stars'' and his t ...

'', ''

The New Newlywed Game ''The Newlywed Game'' is an American television game show that puts newly married couples against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know or do not know each other. The program, originally create ...

'', '' The All-New Dating Game'', '' Strike It Rich'', ''

Win, Lose or Draw ''Win, Lose or Draw'' is an American television game show that aired from 1987 to 1990 in syndication and on NBC. It was taped at CBS Television City (one of the few non- CBS game shows to tape there), often in Studios 31, 33, and 43 at various ...

'', and ''

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''. His first game show announcing assignment was in 1980 on ''

Tic-Tac-Dough ''Tic-Tac-Dough'' is an American television game show based on the paper-and-pencil game of tic-tac-toe. Contestants answer questions in various categories to put up their respective symbol, ''X'' or ''O'', on the board. Three versions were produc ...

'' (filling in for regular announcer

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), followed by ''

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'' and ''

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'', after he began a contract with Barry & Enright Productions, that same year. Hilton also announced ''

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'' following the death of its original announcer,

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. According to former producer

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, he did extremely well. However, Hilton was already working on several other shows at the time, so the job was given to

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. Hilton's non-game show announcing work included the 1988 CBS specials ''Live! Dick Clark Presents'' and the ABC daytime program '' Home'' in the early 1990's. Hilton got his start in Louisiana at station

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. He traveled around to various stations as news anchor/reporter, such as in

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in Houston,

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in Cedar Rapids, WNAC-TV in Boston (''The Bob Hilton Show''), and

KHJ-TV KCAL-TV (channel 9) is an independent television station in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is owned by the CBS News and Stations group alongside CBS West Coast flagship KCBS-TV (channel 2). Both stations share studios at the C ...

in Los Angeles. He later went on to

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. Hilton is a

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. On one occasion he turned down a show because he felt it tended too much towards sexual arousal.

Wife

Hilton is married to the former Joni Pennock. She was Miss California USA in 1976. She has also been a TV talk show host. More recently she has written 23 books, many of them novels with explicitly Mormon characters and themes, such as ''As the Ward Turns''. She has also worked as a magazine correspondent and writer to the

Mormon Tabernacle Choir The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir, acting as part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for ov ...

program ''Music and the Spoken Word''.entry on Joni Hilton
/ref> Joni is also a playwright.

Family

Hilton and his wife have four children: Richie, Brandon, Cassidy, and Nicole. Hilton retired from the entertainment world following the creation of a cleaning products company called Holy Cow, selling nationwide through major retailers. After selling the Holy Cow company, in 2011, Hilton co-founded a new company, NovaGreenWorld, an environmental products supplier for commercial and industrial companies as well as municipalities. Hilton now serves as a representative for the California-based East Lawn funeral service.

References

External links

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Holy Cow Products
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