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Wink Martindale Dies

Wink Martindale, best known as host of Tic-Tac-Dough and Gambit, has died at the age of 91. He died surrounded by family and his wife of 49 years, Sandra Martindale, at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. on Tuesday. Wink began his career in show business as a disc jockey in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee at 17 years old. He went on to work at WHBQ radio station in Memphis. After fellow DJ Dewey Phillips debuted Elvis Presley's first record "That's All Right" on the radio on July 10, 1954, Martindale phoned the legendary singer’s mother to request Presley visit the station leading to the "Hound Dog" singer to come to WHBQ and do his first interview. His foray into game shows started with NBC's What's This Song?, which ran from 1964 to 1965. He became host of NBC's Words and Music, CBS' Gambit, and Tic-Tac-Dough. He also became host of programs including High Rollers, The Last Word, The Great Getaway Game, Trivial Pursuit, Debt, Instant Recall, and more.

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