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John Reed King, For other people named John King, see John King (disambiguation).John Reed King (October 25, 1914 in Wilmington, Delaware – July 8, 1979) was a famous radio and television game show host who hosted numerous game shows during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.He had one of the top-rated radio shows of the 1930s in New York City with Missus Goes A-Shopping. On August 1, 1944, he hosted the TV version of Missus Goes A-Shopping, and on January 29, 1946, he hosted Its a Gift - the first two television quiz shows ever aired. He worked at KDKA radio and television in Pittsburgh during the 1960s. He was a morning news anchor for the radio station, and hosted a daily talk show on television. In 1970, he was a news anchor at KGO-TV, ABC televisions owned-and-operated station in San Francisco, Calif.[edit] Radio Shows, HostMissus Goes A-Shopping, 1934 - 1944, CBS and NYCOur Gal Sunday, 1937 - 1940, announcerDuffys Tavern, 1941 - 1942, announcerThe Gay Nineties Revue, 1941, announcerWhats My Line, 1941Double or Nothing, 1944 - 1945Death Valley Days and The Sheriff, 1945 - 1951, announcerGive and Take, 1945 - 1953, CBSSky King, playing the part of Sky King, 1954[edit] Television Shows, HostMissus Goes A Shopping, 1944 - 1949 (CBS)Its a Gift, 1946 (CBS)Kings Party Line, 1946The John Reed King Show, 1949Chance of a Lifetime, 1950-1952 (ABC) 1953-1955 (DuMont)Battle of the Ages, 1952Beat the Clock, 1952Where Was I?, 1952 - 1953 (DuMont)Theres One In Every Family, 1952 - 1953 (CBS)Give and Take, 1952 - 1953 (CBS)Why?, 1953Lets See, 1954 (ABC)Have a Heart, 1955 (DuMont)Gunsmoke, Episode Old Comrade, 1962, guest starred as a Townsman[edit] BooksJohn Reed Kings Quiz and Game Book, 1949Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Reed_KingCategories: 1914 births | 1979 deaths | American television personalitiesHidden categories: Articles lacking sources from December 2009 | All articles lacking sourcesPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact WikipediaToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable version This page was last modified on 27 December 2010 at 10:20.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;additional terms may apply.See Terms of Use for details.Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact usPrivacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimers if ( window.isMSIE55 ) fixalpha(); if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();