On and off between 1962 and 1982, Gene Rayburn served as the host of various versions of the Classic TV game show Match Game. In between, he got his start in radio, worked with Steve Allen on The ...

Gene Rayburn gave his all to hosting Match Game for more than two decades. ... Other than that, she opted to keep details about her personal life away from the spotlight.

Gene Rayburn hosted Match Game from 1962-1968 and again from 1973-1984, and he presided over the lunacy with an impish glee and a refreshingly impatient attitude. Match Game could be a circus.

GENE Rayburn was the most frightening of all game-show hosts. Unlike most of the other hosts of the 1960s and ’70s – beaming mannequins such as Bob Eubanks (“The Newlywed Game”) or Wink ...

– I was shocked and saddened to learn that Gene Rayburn had passed on. When was he born, and how did he die? The veteran game-show host — best-known for presiding over “Match Game” — was ...

Rayburn was known, though, for never condescending to contestants in the manner of some quiz show hosts of the time. “Oh, I couldn’t have done that. I think it was a natural thing for me.