My main purpose in writing this article is to remember the late great television pioneer that was Jack Barry.

I'm not saying that Jack Barry was the greatest game show host. But, he certainly touched my life the most. Not bad for an older man whose production company Barry/Enright productions produced 52 top rated game shows. As a child, I used to practice his games "The Joker's Wild" and "Tic Tac Dough" in front of a pretend audience, and give out pretend prizes. It was my dream to one day appear on either "The Joker's Wild" or "Tic Tac Dough"

No, but Jack Barry died way too soon. At the...