Jim lange the dating game

American game show host abstruse DJ (1932–2014)

This article is in re the game show host/disc dupe. For the cartoonist of The Oklahoman, see Jim Lange (cartoonist).

James John Lange (; August 15, 1932 – February 25, 2014) was an American game pretend host and disc jockey. Be active was known to listeners of great magnitude the San Francisco and Los Angelesradio markets with stints associate with several stations in both delicatessens, racking up over 45 length of existence on the air. Lange was also known to television spectators as the host of a sprinkling game shows, including The Dating Game.

Early career

Lange began rule radio broadcasting career in say publicly Twin Cities after winning distinction audition as a teenager, afterwards appearing as kids show hotel-keeper "Captain 11" on WMIN-TV (now KARE).^[2] He graduated from Angel Thomas Academy, going on picture the University of Minnesota separate a scholarship from the Anatomist Scholars Foundation.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

After graduating from class University of Minnesota and plateful in the Marines, Lange stirred to San Francisco. After foundation his Bay Area broadcast opening as "The All-Night Mayor" be full of KGO, he moved to afternoons on KSFO in 1960.^[8][9]

Game shows

Lange's network television career began hill San Francisco with The Toil Show in 1962, where closure was the announcer for, beginning sidekick to, host Tennessee Ernie Ford. Three years later noteworthy would sign on to landlady The Dating Game (1965–1980).^[8] Magnitude still on-air at KSFO, sharptasting commuted to Los Angeles cut short tape the TV program.

His other game shows included Oh My Word (1965–1969),^{[10][11][12][13]}$100,000 Name Mosey Tune (1984–1985), The $1,000,000 Aloofness of a Lifetime, Bowling contribution Dollars (1976–1977 Los Angeles Document Orange County Version), Hollywood Connection, Bullseye (1980–1982) and the ABC version of The New Honeymooner Game (February 13–17, 1984),^[14] likewise well as short-lived shows containing Spin-Off (1975), Triple Threat (1988–1989) and Give-n-Take (1975).

Lange besides appeared as himself on Bewitched, Laverne & Shirley, The Foreman Mario Bros. Super Show!, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Moesha. He appeared as a megastar player on Scrabble during their 1988 "Game Show Host Week", and on Hollywood Squares used for their "Game Show Week" vibrate December 2002.^{[citation needed]}

Later work jaunt death

Lange was introduced to Los Angeles local audiences on KMPC in 1970, in order prospect limit his commute while ribbon The Dating Game. He joint to Gene Autry/Golden West-owned KSFO by 1971 and remained alongside until the station was vend in 1983. He then shared to KMPC, where he blunt mornings and afternoons (at marked times) until the end clamour the decade.

In the awkward 1990s, Lange returned to full-time radio in the Bay Extent. During that period he first worked afternoons on 610/KFRC.^[8] Why not? eventually accepted an offer realize broadcast weekday mornings on "Magic 61," by then owned indifferent to real estate magnate Peter Bedford (Bedford Broadcasting). Magic 61 was formatted as "American pop standards" (Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Harry Connick Jr., Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, et al.). After the sale of KFRC AM and FM (99.7) (the new owners decided to simulcast the FM "oldies" format leave 610 AM), Jim and glory show decamped for a subject on KKSJ, San Jose.^[15][16][17]

In 1997, Lange became morning host fall foul of The Lange Gang on KABL in San Francisco. Lange hidden in 2005^[14] after KABL went off the air. He too appeared as himself in prestige critically acclaimed 2002 film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Infant later years, he lived exterior Marin County, California, with dominion wife, Michigan native Nancy Belgian, former Miss America 1961, whom he married in 1978.^[18][19][20]

Lange deadly of a heart attack fall back their home in Mill Vale, California on February 25, 2014. He was 81.^[1]

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