John McCaffery (November 30, 1913–October 3, 1983), also known as John K. M. McCaffery, was an American

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who appeared on many

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and

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during the 1940s and 1950s including ''

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'', '' Television Screen Magazine'', ''

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'', '' One Minute Please'', and ''

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''. McCaffery was best known as anchorman of what was called ''The eleventh Hour News''.''Associated Press'' obituary
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Game Shows

McCaffery also hosted the following game shows: * ''We Take Your Word'' (CBS Radio - January 29 to April, 1950; CBS primetime - March 9 to June 1, 1951; replaced by John Daly during the rest of the run) * ''

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'' (CBS primetime - August 24 to September 21, 1952; replaced

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) * ''Take a Guess'' (CBS primetime - June 11 to September 10, 1953) * ''

'' (DuMont primetime - Fall 1953 to September 23, 1955) * '' One Minute Please'' (DuMont primetime - July 6 to November 12, 1954; replaced by Allyn Edwards)

Final Series and Death

His last series was ''Alumni Fun'', a primetime game which he hosted from January 20 to April 28, 1963 on ABC. McCaffery died on October 3, 1983, at the age of 69.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCaffery, John 1913 births 1983 deaths American game show hosts