Ralph Edwards
Ralph Edwards
Ralph Livingstone Edwardswas an American radio and television host, radio producer, and television producer, best known for his radio-TV game shows Truth or Consequences and This Is Your Life...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 June 1913
CityMeirno, CO
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Amazingly enough, I did 'Truth or Consequences' on television in July 1941. It was the first commercial show for NBC,
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The changes in both radio and television are mind-boggling,
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At least half of our guests were ordinary people, ... In the beginning we didn't use celebrities at all. But when we did, I think it humanized the stars and gave them more appeal.
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The more you've suffered, the more you've wanted to bring healing to others.
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His third-grade teacher said he knew every rock and rill in the Rockies. And he said, 'Yeah, and I knew every saloon, too,' ... The rating kept going up during the show as people called their friends to tune in.
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He saw instantly what was going on, and nobody puts anything over on Lowell Thomas, ... He tore the show apart. I said, 'You're going to enjoy this,' and he said, 'I doubt that very much.'