Bob Barker Signs Off, Fans Flood LA To Say Goodbye

by jordan | June 6, 2007 at 10:17 am | 497 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

Hollywood is a tourist destination on any given day, but today it's a veritable Mecca: Bob Barker, host of the long-running game show The Price is Right, is taping his final show, having hosted the program for thirty-five years.
It's funny: the show has been on the air since before I was born, and we at NowPublic are covering Barker's farewell on a medium undreamed-of when the show began.

For the fans who traveled across the country and slept on the sidewalk outside CBS Television City, this was their day — the day of Bob Barker's last "The Price Is Right" show.

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The silver-haired icon, who has hosted the game show for 35 years, plans to officially begin his retirement Thursday.

I may not be a big game-show fan, but I'm sure some of you are: here's the chance to share any personal stories or images you may have.