Bob Barker, Who Ruled the Game Show Universe With Mischief and Charm, Has Died at 99
R.I.P.
The host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right” didn’t invent the game show, but he was surely the genre’s king, a small-screen mainstay for half a century.
More than Sajak, more than Trebek, more than Dawson, Bob Barker deserves his place on the Mt. Rushmore of game-show hosts. Longevity alone would earn him a spot: For more than six decades he hosted Truth or Consequences and The Price Is Right.
