Bob Hilton
Bob Hilton (born,
1943 in Lake Charles,LA) is a prolific American television game show emcee and (primarily) announcer whose credits include (as host)
The Guinness Game,
Truth or Consequences, the 1990 revival of
Let's Make a Deal and (as announcer)
Card Sharks,
Trivia Trap,
The $25,000 Pyramid,
Blockbusters,
Win, Lose or Draw and
Body Language.
He was also amongst a select group of announcers requested to command excitable contestants to "come on down" on
The Price Is Right, following the death of its original announcer, the legendary
Johnny Olson. He was unable to accept the job on a full-time basis due to a previous announcing engagement, leading the producers to offer the job to their second choice,
Rod Roddy.
Hilton is now retired from show business and has started a successful cleaning products company called Holy Cow. http://www.holycowproducts.com/
