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07-23-2007, 11:08 PM
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Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." The deal was set Monday afternoon shortly before a taping of CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman, where he confirmed it.
"I realize what a big responsibility this is," he said. "It's only a game show, but it's the longest-running game show in American television and I plan to keep it that way."
The selection attracted more attention than usual for a daytime show because of the prospect of replacing Barker, 83. Barker retired after 35 years in the job last month following taping of his 6,586th episode.
Source: Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_en_tv/tv_price_carey;_ylt=AhuqCMLjZNwXyH6vxdZQ0PPMWM0F)
Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." The deal was set Monday afternoon shortly before a taping of CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman, where he confirmed it.
"I realize what a big responsibility this is," he said. "It's only a game show, but it's the longest-running game show in American television and I plan to keep it that way."
The selection attracted more attention than usual for a daytime show because of the prospect of replacing Barker, 83. Barker retired after 35 years in the job last month following taping of his 6,586th episode.
Source: Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_en_tv/tv_price_carey;_ylt=AhuqCMLjZNwXyH6vxdZQ0PPMWM0F)