Mike Darrow
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Darow Myhowich January 8, 1933 – December 7, 1996) was a Canadian-American
television game show
host best known for hosting the 1968-1970 ABC
run of Dream House, the 1985-1988 Canadian-produced run of the Bob Stewart game show, Jackpot
(seen in the U.S. on the USA Network
), and Club 6
from 1960-1962.
He also hosted the first season of the game show The $128,000 Question
, a syndicated
revival of The $64,000 Question, in 1976. Darow's announcing work included the NBC
game show The Who, What, or Where Game
(1969-1974) and sub-announcing duties in 1980 for the Wink Martindale
version of Tic Tac Dough. He also hosted the game show Bluff in 1976 and A Go Go '66 in 1966.
Darow also worked as an on-air disc jockey in the early 1960s in Toronto
at radio station CHUM
. While there, he sang on two novelty recordings made as promotions for the station. He later hosted Toronto-based segments of the MDA Labor Day Telethon.
Darow died in 1996 and was cremated and buried in Edmonton, Alberta.
Canadian-American
A Canadian American is someone who was born or someone who grew up in Canada then moved to the United States. The term is particularly apt when applied or self-applied to people with strong ties to Canada, such as those who have lived a significant portion of their lives in, or were educated in,...
television game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
host best known for hosting the 1968-1970 ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
run of Dream House, the 1985-1988 Canadian-produced run of the Bob Stewart game show, Jackpot
Jackpot (game show)
Jackpot! is a television game show seen in three different runs between 1974 and 1990. Geoff Edwards hosted the original version of this Bob Stewart production from January 7, 1974 until September 26, 1975 on NBC. A second version, produced in Canada, aired from September 30, 1985 to December 30,...
(seen in the U.S. on the USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
), and Club 6
Club 6
Club 6 is a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television between October 1960 and 1962.CHUM deejays Mike Darrow and Bob Willson played popular music for teens to dance to with featured performances by Tommy Ambrose, Pat Hervey, the Walter Boys and the Mickey Shannon Combo...
from 1960-1962.
He also hosted the first season of the game show The $128,000 Question
The $128,000 Question
The $128,000 Question was an American game show which aired from 1976-1978 in weekly syndication. This revival of The $64,000 Question was produced by Cinelar and distributed by Viacom Enterprises....
, a syndicated
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
revival of The $64,000 Question, in 1976. Darow's announcing work included the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
game show The Who, What, or Where Game
The Who, What, Or Where Game
The Who, What, or Where Game was an American television game show that was broadcast weekdays on NBC from December 29, 1969 to January 4, 1974...
(1969-1974) and sub-announcing duties in 1980 for the Wink Martindale
Wink Martindale
Winston Conrad Martindale , known professionally as Wink Martindale, is an American disc jockey and television game show host.-Radio:...
version of Tic Tac Dough. He also hosted the game show Bluff in 1976 and A Go Go '66 in 1966.
Darow also worked as an on-air disc jockey in the early 1960s in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
at radio station CHUM
CHUM
CHUM may refer to:* The former CHUM Radio division now known as Bell Media Radio* CHUM , a Toronto AM station* CHUM-FM, a Toronto FM station...
. While there, he sang on two novelty recordings made as promotions for the station. He later hosted Toronto-based segments of the MDA Labor Day Telethon.
Darow died in 1996 and was cremated and buried in Edmonton, Alberta.