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Born and raised in Chicago. Splits time between LA and Maryland. Served in Army 1968-70. Hosted "Wheel of Fortune" since 1981. Married with two children. Writes really short bios.


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Peter Robinson

  Freddie De Cordova got his start producing for Jack Benny.  Which means that when Pat's posting here on Ricochet, all of us are just two degrees of separation from the greatest comedian in American history. · 2 minutes ago

I was great, Peter, but I wouldn't say I was the greatest. Oh, wait...you meant Benny. Never mind.

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Still more Carnac:

Answer: Shampoo

Question: What do you use when you can't get real poo?

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A quick personal story. When I was preparing to launch a late-night talk show for CBS to go opposite Johnny (what the hell was I thinking?), the tabloids were trying to create a feud between the two of us. One of them showed a cover photo of me scowling with a caption along the lines of "I'll knock the old man off!" While I assumed Johnny was smart enough to know I never said--or even thought--such a thing, I still worried that he might get the wrong idea. One day my phone rang, and it was Freddie De Cordova, Carson's longtime producer, who told me that Johnny had asked him to call to let me know that I shouldn't worry about stuff like that; it comes with the territory. What a kind gesture it was, and how insightful of him to know I needed the assurance.

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James...

Though my CBS talk show lasted just a year and change, I continue to do it every night in my basement. Ruth Buzzi was on last night and had some pretty funny Laugh-In stories to tell. 

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Fred Cole: That picture is amazing. · 0 minutes ago

Yes it is, Fred. But I was having a particularly good day when it was taken.

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It is incredible to me that this whole issue began with a misunderstanding. It's been nearly twenty years since renowned climatologist and champion amateur fisherman, Dr. Hadley Murchenson warned that his favorite bait was being over-harvested. His clarion call on the subject of global worming has since been distorted by fellow scientists, and his untimely death in 2003 from a severe carp bite ended his efforts to clarify the matter. 

Edited on Apr 11 at 4:23am
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Peter Robinson

The difference between you and me, Pat--aside from your being an international celebrity with an audience in the millions, that is--is that you have Vanna.  When she's wearing a new costume on every show, your necktie--well, it's just not the first thing people notice, now, is it? · 6 minutes ago

You're right, Peter. It's generally my beautiful blue-green eyes.

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...on days when Peter records two  Uncommon Knowledge  interviews back to back, he changes his tie in between the tapings so that people don't fall under the false impression that he only owns one tie.  I know, totally scandalous, right?

How about me? I tape six shows in one day. This Ricochet  multiple tie scandal is mushrooming!

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Please, Ricocheters, show some humanity. It's easy to kick a man when he's down. Which I why I want to report that three additional cable networks have announced they are also firing him, just to save time and money.

(By the way, I, too, was a big fan of Keith's in his early sports days, both locally and at ESPN.)

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An apology? No problem, Diane. That's his best thing.

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I miss the days of two genders. Seems so long ago.

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Katie...

Andrew would have loved your post. Thanks.

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EJHill: Back in my college days, those of us that aspired to careers in the media were required to take a course in Mass Media law. Besides the usual cases (Times v Sullivan, etc) we were required to study complaints that had been brought before the Federal Trade Commission by unhappy viewers of advertising.

One concerned a disappointed woman who had purchased a Tonka Truck for her son. She believed that the truck would include the pile of dirt shown in toy's commercial. The FTC required Tonka to revise the advertisement with the words "Dirt Not Included."

It's the same reason you find the words "serving suggestion" on so many labels in the grocery store, lest you be misled into thinking there actually is a steak inside that bottle of steak sauce or a glass of milk inside that TV dinner.

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Lucy Pevensie: So who else was playing, besides the New York team? My husband and I were wondering this morning. 3 hours ago

I don't remember their name, but I believe they were from somewhere in New England.

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Troy Senik, Ed.: This reminds me of the story I've heard about David Letterman's days as a weatherman, when he once congratulated a tropical storm on being upgraded to a hurricane.  · 2 minutes ago

On another weather-related note, Troy, I recently found a golfball the size of a hailstone.

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The Great Adventure!: Pat - if Al Michaels is a buddy of yours, please ask him where he got the pseudo-Brit affectation of "uge".  As in "This is a uge play".  I found it rather annoying. · 1 minute ago

I'll ask 'im.

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