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<p>This is an unusual book chronicling many of television&rsquo;s firsts &hellip; the first host of a TV variety show; the first host of a network game show; the first host of an infomercial; the first TV wrestling commentator; the first TV boxing commentator; the first reporter to cover a political convention for TV; the first person to host an Easter parade on network television; the first person t \o appear on a videotaped commercial; the host of the first major annual telethon; the first man to put Dick Van Dyke, Jonathan Winters, and The Carpenters on television; the first host hired for <em>The New Price is Right</em>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The unusual part is that this book is about one man: Dennis James. When it came to being first, he was number one. A portion of every book sold benefits United Cerebral Palsy. Dennis hosted the United Cerebral Palsy telethons for more than forty years, and UCP is honored to continue Dennis&rsquo; legacy.</p>
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<p>ADAM NEDEFF has worked behind the scenes on game shows including Wheel of Fortune,The Price is Right, Idiotest, Emogenius, and Funny You Should Ask. When he&rsquo;s not working on game shows, he&rsquo;s writing about them, with previous titles including <em>This Day in Game Show History, Quizmaster: The Life and Times and Fun and Games of Bill Cullen, The Matchless Gene Rayburn</em>, and <em>It&rsquo;s More Than Password: The Life (and Wife) of Allen Ludden.</em>&nbsp; He is originally from Vienna, WV.</p>