Burton Richardson
Born
Burton Merrele Richardson

(1949-09-29) September 29, 1949 (age 74)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
OccupationAnnouncer
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Sarah Badat
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(m. 1998)​

Burton Merrele Richardson (born September 29, 1949, in Portland, Oregon) is an American television announcer.

Career

Richardson has primarily been known as the announcer for The Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to 1994,[1] where he became best known for his long-drawn-out introduction of the show's host: "ARSENIOOOOOOO... HALL!". Richardson has also announced for various game shows, including Rodeo Drive, Russian Roulette, WinTuition, To Tell the Truth (1990 and 2000),The New Price Is Right (1994–1995) Family Feud (1999-2010) and Celebrity Family Feud (2008, 2015-present).[2][3][4]

Richardson was also immortalised on Prince’s iconic “Love Symbol” (1992) album where he can be heard introducing Prince and his band the New Power Generation on its opening track: “My Name is Prince”.

From 2001, he was one of several announcers who filled in on The Price Is Right for Rod Roddy during his terminal illness period, and also was a guest announcer for an episode of The Price Is Right that aired on December 22, 2006, when Rich Fields missed taping an episode due to laryngitis.[5] He was also the announcer for Family Game Night on The Hub from 2010 to 2012.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1994)". imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Which Celebrities Have Hosted 'Family Feud?'". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  3. ^ Graham, Jefferson (August 8, 1994). "Host of new 'Price' tagged as right for the role". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Burton Richardson - IMDb". imdb.com. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ "The Price is Right - December 2, 2002 [Announcer Burton Richardson].mkv". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Burton Richardson - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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