Jim Lange
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Jim Lange | |
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Born | James John Lange August 15, 1932 |
Died | February 25, 2014 | (aged 81)
Occupation | TV host/Game show host |
Years active | 1965–2005 |
Spouse(s) | Fay Madigan[1] (1953–1975) Nancy Fleming (1978–2014, his death) |
Children | 3 |
James John Lange (/læŋ/; August 15, 1932 – February 25, 2014) was an American game show host and disc jockey. He was known to listeners in the San Francisco and Los Angeles radio markets with stints at several stations in both markets, racking up over 45 years on the air. Lange was also known to television viewers as the host of several game shows, including The Dating Game.
Early career
Lange began his radio
After graduating from the University of Minnesota and serving in the Marines, Lange moved to San Francisco. After making his Bay Area broadcast debut as "The All-Night Mayor" on KGO, he moved to afternoons on KSFO in 1960.[8][9]
Game shows
Lange's network television career began in San Francisco with The Ford Show in 1962, where he was the announcer for, and sidekick to, host Tennessee Ernie Ford. Three years later he would sign on to host The Dating Game (1965–1980).[8] While still on-air at KSFO, he commuted to Los Angeles to tape the TV program.
His other game shows included Oh My Word (1965–1969),
Lange also appeared as himself on Bewitched, Laverne & Shirley, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Moesha. He appeared as a celebrity player on Scrabble during their 1988 "Game Show Host Week", and on Hollywood Squares for their "Game Show Week" in December 2002.[citation needed]
Later work and death
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Lange was introduced to Los Angeles local audiences on KMPC in 1970, in order to limit his commute while taping The Dating Game. He returned to Gene Autry/Golden West-owned KSFO by 1971 and remained there until the station was sold in 1983. He then returned to KMPC, where he did mornings and afternoons (at different times) until the end of the decade.
In the early 1990s, Lange returned to full-time radio in the Bay Area. During that period he initially worked afternoons on 610/
In 1997, Lange became morning host of The Lange Gang on
Lange died of a
References
- ^ a b Margalit Fox, "Jim Lange, Genial Host of ‘Dating Game,’ Dies at 81", The New York Times, February 27, 2014; retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Captain 11". 17 January 2012.
- ^ Walsh, Paul (2014). "St. Paul's Jim Lange, host of 'The Dating Game,' dies at 81". Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ https://emmysf.tv/files/2016/09/Obit-Lange-Jim-0314.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Fong-Torres, Ben (14 March 2014). "Farewell to Jim Lange, TV host and longtime Bay Area DJ". Sfgate.
- ^ Schmitz, Ashleigh (27 February 2014). "The Dating Game Host Jim Lange Dies at 81". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays.
- ^ "Magic In The Air – Jim Lange – Bay Area Radio Digest". bayarearadio.org.
- ^ a b c "560/KSFO – Jim Lange – July 1, 1971". Bayarearadio.org. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ Fong-Torres, Ben (7 August 2005). "RADIO WAVES". Sfgate.
- ^ https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zZ0AAOxy0QtR~vuP/s-l1600.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ "TV LOG – 5/9/1965 – SF Examiner – JOI LANSING and JIM LANGE "Oh, My Word!" game". eBay.
- ISBN 9780810892507– via Google Books.
- ^ WarioBarker88 (3 July 2013). "Oh My Word (11/13/65): Buddy Greco vs. Sal Mineo". Archived from the original on 2021-12-12 – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b David Colker (2014-02-27). "Jim Lange dies at 81; best-known as host of 'The Dating Game'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ "560/KSFO – Jim Lange – July 1, 1971". www.bayarearadio.org.
- ^ "Jim Lange Dead: Dating Game Host Dies at 81". 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Farewell to a Jim Dandy Gentleman". 5 March 2014.
- ^ "Jim and Nancy Lange", Marin Magazine, February 2008.
- ^ "'Dating Game' Host Jim Lange Dies". Time.
- ^ "Jim Lange, Host of the 'The Dating Game,' Dies at 81". 27 February 2014.
External links
- Jim Lange at IMDb