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  Tom Bergeron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tom Bergeron was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on May 6, 1955.
At one time Bergeron was signed to a contract with ABC News, as he guest hosted and was in the running to host Good Morning America.
When Charles Gibson left the show, Bergeron was considered as a permanent replacement but that job went to Kevin Newman.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Bergeron   (283 words)

  
 CNN.com - Career - Tom Bergeron: Roundabout road to 'Hollywood Squares' - December 22, 2000
Tom Bergeron is in his third season as the host of "Hollywood Squares." If you're a game-show fan, that's plenty of time for you to have gotten some answers down.
Bergeron was hooked and decided to bypass college in pursuit of broadcasting.
Bergeron says he never expected to be pegged into "Hollywood Squares." Prior to his short stint as Gibson's backup on "Good Morning America," syndicate giant King World Productions in Los Angeles wanted him to test as host of a revamped version of the original "human tic-tac-toe game," which had run from 1966 to 1981.
archives.cnn.com /2000/CAREER/jobenvy/12/22/bergeron   (1787 words)

  
 Tom Bergeron -- Speakers-Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The success of "Super Kids" earned Bergeron other hosting duties at the station, including the daily broadcast "4 Today" and the Emmy Award-winning children's series "Rap Around." Then, in 1987, he was tapped to host "People Are Talking," the station's popular morning series, where he remained for the next six years.
Bergeron was tapped for the hosting role on "Hollywood Squares" following an exhaustive search for someone with the right combination of wit, charm and patience - after all, keeping nine laugh-grabbing celebrities in line isn't for the faint of heart.
Bergeron is also host of another widely-watched television show, "America's Funniest Home Videos," parlaying what began as a half-season gig into a four-year stint.
www.speakers-network.com /speakers/speaker.asp?id=461   (463 words)

  
 Hollywood Squares (1998-2004)
Tom Bergeron: This classic 1958 science fiction film is about a huge mass from outer space that stalks the earth and devours everything in its path.
Tom Bergeron: He dangled from balloons in his first book in 1940 and this year in the Macy's parade he dangled as a balloon.
Tom Bergeron: Ellen, true or false: the state of Virginia was named after a reputed virgin.
www.classicsquares.com /sequelsiv.html   (1396 words)

  
 NH People - Tom Bergeron Biography
Bergeron has always been a Yankee; he was born in Haverhill, MA in 1955.
Though he is best known for the time he spent as the host of Hollywood Squares, Bergeron has appeared on both radio and television since the early seventies.
But before appearing on television, Bergeron was a radio man. He started out as a disc jockey at the age of 17, for Haverhill radio station WHAV.
www.newhampshire.com /pages/bergeronbio.cfm   (270 words)

  
 Tom Bergeron on Hollywood Squares   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tom Bergeron, host of Hollywood Squares, isn't one to let an opportunity miss a comic spin.
When quizzed about what new elements might be added to the series for its third season, he noted, "Taking a cue from Survivor, the stars will vote one of their own off the game board at the end of each show, and all rats consumed will be catered by Spago.
Tom and his wife, Lois, and their two children live in New Hampshire.
www.wchstv.com /synd_prog/squares/tombergeron.html   (629 words)

  
 saxalone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Bergeron is a virtuostic saxophonist, and there are truly few players that I dare even say that about.
Bergeron is a master of this difficult technique, and players everywhere can learn volumes from him on the way he approaches it.
Bergeron chose to record the CD in a performance space at the University where he teaches which does provide a "live" feeling, but I believe the delicate nature of his playing might have been better served in a more intimate or studio setting.
www.saxophone.org /saxalone.html   (584 words)

  
 Tom Bergeron Host of Hollywood Squares
Tom Bergeron says he feels like a kid in a candy store.
Tom Bergeron, who joined the show as host this season, will continue to introduce the unique videos that present a hilarious look at everyday people caught on tape in their most embarrassing moments.
Host Tom Bergeron ("Hollywood Squares") took over the reins and introduced the unique home videos in this weekly treat which has been expanded from its previous half-hour incarnation to a full-hour of fun.
www.mytelevision.com /tv_stars/tom_bergeron.html   (2560 words)

  
 The host with the most
This is Bergeron's fourth season as host of "AFHV." He originally thought he was signing on for a half-season and what would surely be the show's swan song.
Bergeron was originally hired based on a gig hosting the regional Emmy Awards in Boston.
Bergeron goes in and records his voice-overs for each show in a single day.
www.hollywoodreporter.com /thr/icopyright_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2017803   (501 words)

  
 Vin Di Bona   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tom Bergeron began his broadcasting career in 1972 at WHAVin his hometown of Haverill, Massachusetts, where he was the youngest disc jockey in his home state as well as the editorial cartoonist for the Haverill Gazette.
Tom joined WBZ-TV in 1982 (coincidentally, the same station at which Vin Di Bona began his career in 1968).
Tom was the host for several of WBZ-TV's programs including 4 Today, the weekly Emmy award-winning teen magazine Super Kids, and the Emmy award-winning teen talk show Rap Around.
www.vdbp.com /afv_bios3.html   (247 words)

  
 1960 | Western Canada Baseball Tournaments
Meridians blasted 25 hits, including homers by Tom Bergeron and Bill Miller, and took advantage of nine walks, a hit batsman, seven errors and five stolen bases.
Bergeron was on base seven straight times in the final while Williams reached safely on six consecutive plate appearances.
Tom Bergeron led the Meridians with a homer and a pair of singles.
www.attheplate.com /wcbl/1960_1k.htm   (1334 words)

  
 ABC.com: AFV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Emmy Award-winning host Tom Bergeron began his broadcasting career in 1972 in his hometown of Haverhill, MA.
Despite ample evidence that Bergeron was 17 at the time, he now insists there has been a terrible mistake.
While hosting Hollywood Squares, Bergeron multi-tasked his way into a fill-in anchor gig on CBS' The Early Show (more spinning) and also began hosting ABC's America's Funniest Home Videos.
abc.go.com /primetime/AmericasFunniest/bios/tom_bergeron.html   (373 words)

  
 Tom Bergeron hosts America's Funniest Home Videos on WCHS-TV8
Tom Bergeron began his career in the early '70s as a disc jockey for his Haverhill, Massachusetts, hometown radio station, WHAV.
In 1993 Bergeron was tapped to host "Breakfast Time" for FX and, after much critical success, "Breakfast Time" made a smooth transition from cable to network television by re-launching on FOX in 1996 as "Fox After Breakfast."
The father of two daughters, Bergeron has been the host of "Hollywood Squares" since 1998 and received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host.
www.wchstv.com /abc/amfunniest/tombergeron.shtml   (272 words)

  
 DVD Talk Review: America's Funniest Home Videos, Volume 1 with Tom Bergeron
Bergeron jokes with the studio audience and sets up the home video clips, all of which are contributed by viewers.
This DVD set, actually the first half of the 2001-2002 season (the year Tom Bergeron took over), and apparently chosen because it's less dated, often uses clips that seem to originate from Australia and Britain.
Bergeron, the show's fourth host following Bob Saget and the team of John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes, has the unenviable task of killing time with lame jokes between the deliberately-spaced of clips, but weathers the storm well enough.
www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=16256&___rd=1   (754 words)

  
 November 14, 2000 | International Council of NATAS Names Tom Bergeron to Host iEMMYs Gala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"Tom Bergeron is a perfect fit as host, since he brings the talent and wit to make such an evening exciting as well as entertaining.
Bergeron won the 2000 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Game Show Host" for his work on Hollywood Squares, the top-rated game show that is broadcast worldwide.
Bergeron has been substitute anchor for the ABC morning news broadcast "Good Morning America" and has worked extensively in local radio and television.
www.iemmys.tv /press/Presenterpress.html   (820 words)

  
 Tom Bergeron   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tom Bergeron is a native of New Hampshire, where he began performing in 1967.
Tom has performed with a broad spectrum of internationally renowned artists, including Robert Cray, Natalie Cole, Dick Hyman, Anthony Braxton, Ella Fitzgerald, Glen Moore, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Shew, Oliver Lake, Vinnie Golia, Dumisani Maraire, Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians, The Fifth Dimension, The Ink Spots, and The Temptations.
Tom has released two CDs in the last year: Saxophone Alone, issued by Mark Records, is a collection of unaccompanied works in the Classical tradition interspersed with improvisations; Leopard's Tale, issued by Bergeron's Teal Creek Records, features Whirled Jazz.
home.earthlink.net /~folia/ss/tom.html   (175 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Hollywood Squares goes for block against prematurity   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tom Bergeron is working with March of Dimes.
And as an active supporter of the March of Dimes, Bergeron knows that the problem is getting worse.
Bergeron has a compassionate heart for families facing the heartache of birth defects or severely premature infants.
www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlighthealth/2004-03-30-tom_x.htm   (1107 words)

  
 Dr. Tom Bergeron Page
Professor of Music Tom Bergeron is a native of New Hampshire.
Tom performs regularly with the WOU faculty trio SoundMoves, his own quartet Whirled Jazz, the Tone Sharks, the European quartet Labyrint, and the Eugen??de Symphony Orchestra.
"Bergeron is a virtuosic saxophonist....He is a master of classical, improvisatory, avant garde, and jazz performance."
www.wou.edu /las/creativearts/music/bergero.htm   (333 words)

  
 Hollywood Squares 1998-present
Tom would read a fact about that celebrity, and the contestant would have to agree or disagree correctly with that fact.
Tom and the player go over to where 9 keys are.
One day that week, Tom and Peter switched places, marking the first time in 20 years Peter hosted the Hollywood Squares.
www.gameshow-galaxy.net /squares3.htm   (801 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV shows
Bio: With his winning smile and affable personality, Bergeron landed the hosting gig of the latest incarnation of "Hollywood Squares," which premiered in 1998.
He was introduced to audiences in 1994 as the host of "Breakfast Time," an offbeat morning news show on Fox's F/X cable network.
Bergeron didn't give up morning news altogether; he's a fill-in host on CBS' "The Early Show."
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273||2|3338,00.html   (83 words)

  
 the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Tom Bergeron (Dancing with the Stars, Americas Funniest Home Videos) and Kelly Monaco (General Hospital, Season-One winner of Dancing with the Stars) have been named hosts of The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, which will be telecast live for the very first time from Hollywoods Kodak Theater, FRIDAY, APRIL 28 (8:00-11:00 p.m.
Frons said: Tom and Kelly have fans in daytime and primetime, making them the perfect choice for hosting this years telecast.
Bergeron has been known to millions of viewers as the host of ABCs mega hit series, Dancing with the Stars, as well as Americas Funniest Home Videos.
www.thefutoncritic.com /pr.aspx?id=20060316abc01   (561 words)

  
 Kyle Chandler on Fox After Breakfast
Tom: But you're much more - your character, anyway - is much more, more philanthropic than that.
Tom: I think the clip we have is of your {mouth popping noices from Kyle} warning Patricia Kalember (the psychology professor in "Love is Blind") of the occasional dangers of roughage...from Early Edition...
Tom: Well, what we have to do right now, because we have a very time specific element to the show, the women are about to jump out of their airplane...
earlydues.usanethosting.com /ee/jade/interv/fox.htm   (859 words)

  
 the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource
Not to be outdone, in a Dancing with the Stars exclusive, host Tom Bergeron will lace up his dancing shoes and showcase his moves.
Bergeron has devoted weeks of intensive training to learning the quickstep, and fully appreciates the hard work and dedication the celebrities have undergone in order to pull off their routines.
Hosted by Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris, the Dancing with the Stars results show airs Fridays from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET and features performances by musics hottest stars, as well as performances from the hottest dance troupes and professional dancers, ranging from salsa to jive to hip-hop.
www.thefutoncritic.com /listings.aspx?id=20060215abc02   (642 words)

  
 dOc DVD Review: America's Funniest Home Videos: Volume 1 with Tom Bergeron (2001)
Their reign represents the dark ages of the show, with Bergeron giving it new life and generating a renewed interest over the years.
This is a show that, regardless of your age and patience for Tom Bergeron's terrible puns, everyone is sure to enjoy.
It might not be a bad idea to film yourself or your loved ones rolling on the floor in laughter, as reaction to these episodes, itself could be funny enough to send in to compete for the $10,000 prize.
www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=7411   (1298 words)

  
 Dancing With the Stars: Episode 207A - TV.com
Len: (on Tom and Ashly's Quickstep) It was truly a dance of two halves...the other half could have been on America's Funniest Home Movies.
In Tom and Ashly's Quickstep, the singer flubbed the first line of the song, "C'mon Get Happy", by missing the first two lines of the first verse.
Tom: My mistake was getting the Kenny Mayne dance video and studying that.--refers to the sportscaster who was the first bootee of this season.
www.tv.com /dancing-with-the-stars/episode-207a/episode/643813/summary.html   (674 words)

  
 TVgasm - Dancing with the Stars: Time With Tom Bergeron
Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to have a chance to speak with Tom Bergeron for a little one on one before he left to shoot the next edition of that beloved comedy staple, America's Funniest Home Videos.
Unlike some other recent interviews whose subject matter esacpes me, it was a casual conversation with topics ranging from the Steven Colbert press corps speech, to Ryan Seacrest, to his own start in entertainment as a radio host, not to mention sharing his ideal cast for a season of Dancing With The Stars.
I hope you enjoy this candid side of Tom Bergeron which showcases a charm and humor that is otherwise drowned out by the hillarity that is 16 years of children hitting their dad in the sack with a baseball bat.
www.tvgasm.com /archives/dancing_with_the_stars/002105.php   (476 words)

  
 Hospitality Net - Industry News - Emmy-Winning Tom Bergeron Of 'Hollywood Squares' And 'America's Funniest Home Videos' ...
A 20-year broadcast veteran, Bergeron, when he was 17, became the youngest DJ ever at WHAV Radio, the station in his Haverhill, Massachusetts hometown.
Working his way up in radio, he soon found himself hosting his own show, The Tom Bergeron Show, a late night talk/comedy program that tripled ratings for the New Hampshire station on which it aired.
In 1982, while still hosting the New Hampshire broadcast, Bergeron added television to his plate, as host of the Emmy Award-winning magazine series Super Kids at WBZ-TV Boston as well as other hosting duties at the station, including the daily broadcast 4 Today, and the Emmy Award-winning children's series Rap Around.
www.hospitalitynet.org /news/4010369.html   (813 words)

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