- Roger Dobkowitz
Infobox Person
name = Roger Dobkowitz
caption = Roger Dobkowitz in 2007.
birth_date =July 30 ,1945
birth_place = flagicon|CaliforniaSan Francisco, California , USARoger Kurt Dobkowitz (born
July 30 ,1945 in San Francisco,California ) is the head of his own production company in Los Angeles, California. For 24 years, he was best known as the producer for theCBS game show "The Price Is Right". He graduated fromSan Francisco State University in 1972 after completing a thesis, "An Historical Study of Prime-Time Network Audience Participation Shows 1948-1968".He started as a production assistant with "The Price Is Right" when the show debuted in 1972 and later became one of its producers in 1984.
Other game shows that he has been involved with are "
Family Feud ", the original "Double Dare", "Now You See It " and the 1970s edition of "Match Game ".He was frequently shown on Match Game in the '70s usually bearing signs begging his dad to send money. He was also the butt of many jokes as his job was to write down the answers contestants gave in order to remind host
Gene Rayburn what they were and would often misspell the answer or write down the wrong word.He created seventeen of the show's pricing games. He was also influential in the show's automobile restriction that until 2008 permitted automobiles and trucks from only three manufacturers —
General Motors ,Ford , andChrysler — to be offered as prizes. An eighteenth game, calledGas Money , was conceived by Dobkowitz but debuted after his departure.Bob Barker would often ask Dobkowitz when the last time an unusual event in the show's history took place. This became such a frequent occurrence toward the end of Barker's tenure that a Showcase skit once featured Dobkowitz reading from a fake book entitled: "'Roger, when was the last time that happened?' The Official T.P.I.R Record Book".
Dobkowitz was dismissed by FremantleMedia at the end of season 36 in July 2008. cite web
url=http://www.golden-road.net/faq/index.php/The_Price_Is_Right_Timeline#Season_36_.28.2707-.2708.29
publisher=Golden-Road.net
author=Steve Gavazzi
title=FAQ: Timeline
date=2008-07-04
accessdate=2008-07-06] He currently writes ablog that reviews current and past movies.External links
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* http://www.dobkowitz.comReferences
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NAME = Dobkowitz, Roger
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Television game show producer
DATE OF BIRTH =July 30 ,1945
PLACE OF BIRTH =San Francisco ,California
DATE OF DEATH =
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