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[[File:GameShowCongressLogo.jpg|thumb|right|Game Show Congress]] The '''Game Show Congress''' is an annual meeting of industry professionals, former contestants and fans of game shows. The 8th conference will occur in the summer of 2010. == Past Congresses == The first Game Show Congress was held in [[Boulder, Colorado]] as an outgrowth of the [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] Program Council Trivia Bowl and was spearheaded through the efforts of Paul Bailey. Featured guests included Steve Beverly as well as [[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire]] winners Ed Toutant and Lori Bailey plus multi-show winner Leszek Pawlowicz. The second Congress moved to [[Las Vegas metropolitan area|Las Vegas]] and was held in conjunction with an open quiz bowl tournament operated by [[Testing Recall About Strange Happenings]] (T.R.A.S.H). Featured speakers included former [[Starcade]] host Mark Richards, all-time Who Wants to Be a Millionaire winner [[Kevin Olmstead]], a presentation from [[NTN Buzztime]], a presentation about the World's Largest Trivia Contest staged each year by 90FM in [[Stevens Point, Wisconsin]], and the first appearance of The Game Show Round, a fast-paced game with elements of over 30 different game shows from around the world. Moving to [[Burbank, California]] in 2004, the third Congress moved to a multi-day format and added additional competition formats such as [[Paul Paquet]]'s SmartyPants tournament and The Game Show Home Game Tournament. There was also an official [[Jeopardy!]] test and tryout. This session also marked the first time the Ralph Edwards Career Community Service Award and the Bill Cullen Career Achievement Award were presented. The Edwards award was accepted by son Gary Edwards on Ralph's behalf, while the Cullen award went posthumously to Bill Cullen. Guest speakers honoring Edwards and Cullen included [[Bob Barker]], [[Dick Clark]], [[Jack Narz]], [[Tom Kennedy]], [[Jayne Meadows]] and [[Betty White]]. [[Don Pardo]] and [[Kitty Carlisle]] also gave taped tributes. {{gkgoogle}} The fourth Congress in 2005 was heavily devoted to a remembrance of the long time show [[Concentration]] and featured panel discussions with producer Norman Blumenthal and undefeated champion Ruth Horowitz. [[Monty Hall]] was presented with the Edwards Award recognizing his long career as both a game show host, producer and philanthropist while the Cullen Award was presented to brothers [[Jack Narz]] and [[Tom Kennedy]]. Guest speakers included comedian [[Shelley Berman]], actress-comedienne [[Pat Carroll]], announcer [[John Harlan]], modern era emcees [[Todd Newton]] and Guillermo Huesca, producer Stu Billett, and talent coordinator Jean Brown. [[Betty White]], [[Carol Merrill]] and [[Michael Davies]] gave taped tributes<ref>Game Show Congress 4 Program</ref>. Music was added to the mix for the 2006 fifth Congress as the world's only game show cover band, the Ceramic Dalmatians, made their first live performance. [[J. Keith van Straaten]] hosted and Jim Newman directed an edition of "What's My Line, Live", with panelists [[Betsy Palmer]], [[Frank Nicotero]], [[Sarah Purcell]] and Stuart Shostak, while the mystery guest was [[Shirley Jones]]. There was an official test and tryout for the show "[[1 vs 100]]". A panel discussion "Working as a Game Show Host and Game Show Announcer" was led by Laura Chambers ("Weakest Link", "Greed") with [[Sarah Purcell]], Larry Anderson, [[Burton Richardson]], [[Jack Narz]], [[Johnny Gilbert]]. Anderson and Richardson also teamed up as host and announcer for a charity fundraiser game of "Buzzer Battle" benefiting the [[AIDS Research Alliance]]. [[Bob Harris]] read from his book "Prisoner of Trebekestan". Tic Tac Dough host [[Wink Martindale]], producer Ron Greenberg and [[Thom McKee]] participated in a panel on the show, and there was an industry panel discussion moderated by TV host & producer Roger Rose, featuring participants Bob Boden (VP Programming, Fox Reality Channel), Stu Billet (Executive Producer, "[[The People's Court]]"), Harry Friedman (Executive Producer, "[[Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]" and "Jeopardy!"), Michael Brockman (former VP Programming CBS, ABC, and [[Goodson-Todman Productions]]), and [[Scott St. John]] (Executive Producer, "[[Deal or No Deal]]"). Long time [[Hollywood Squares]] host [[Peter Marshall (game show host)|Peter Marshall]] was presented with the Cullen Award and William Morris executive Vice President Mark Itkin was presented with the Edwards Award. Guest speakers included [[Rose Marie]], [[Betsy Palmer]], [[Fred Silverman]], [[Johnny Gilbert]], [[Tom Kennedy]], [[Kathy Garver]], Harry Friedman and Al Howard<ref>Game Show Congress 5 Program</ref>. The sixth Congress in 2007 was split into two sessions, once in [[New York City]] and the other in [[Hollywood]], California. The New York session was primarily devoted to playing games and served as the North American Host of the [[International Quizzing Association]]'s 2007 championship. The Los Angeles session featured a tribute to those game show icons who had passed in the previous year ([[Kitty Carlisle]], [[Tom Poston]] and [[Charles Nelson Reilly]]), speeches by Thom McKee and [[Charlie O'Donnell]] to honor Ralph Edwards Award winner Wink Martindale plus speeches by [[Betty White]] and Sande Stewart to honor Bill Cullen Award winner [[Bob Stewart (television)|Bob Stewart]]. White was also the winner of the newly created [[Arlene Francis]] Award honoring lifetime achievement as a game show panelist<ref>Game Show Congress 6 Program</ref>. The Ceramic Dalmatians again performed during the event. Notable attendees included [[Don Pardo]], [[June Lockhart]], and [[Betsy Palmer]] The GSC did not meet in 2008 The 2009 event featured a Contestant Workshop by Bev Pomerantz and presentation on the history of game shows by [[Tom Kennedy]] on November 14. An awards reception was held on November 15 honoring [[Allen Ludden]] for the [[Bill Cullen]] Career Achievement award with [[Betty White]] accepting in his memory, and honoring [[Geoff Edwards]] with the [[Ralph Edwards]] Career Community Service Award. In addition [[Johnny Gilbert]] received the first Legendary Announcer award<ref>Game Show Congress 7 Program</ref>. Speakers included [[Bob Stewart (television)|Bob Stewart]], [[Tom Kennedy]], and David Michaels; in addition [[Regis Philbin]] gave a taped tribute. ==Bill Cullen Award== This award is given to the industry figure as a recognition of lifetime achievement in the area of game shows. *2004: [[Bill Cullen]] *2005: The Narz Brothers ([[Jack Narz|Jack]] and [[Tom Kennedy|Jim]]) *2006: [[Peter Marshall (game show host)|Peter Marshall]] *2007: [[Bob Stewart (television)|Bob Stewart]] *2009: [[Allen Ludden]] ==Ralph Edwards Award== This award is given to the industry figure who has contributed both to the game show community as well as the world at large: *2004: [[Ralph Edwards]] *2005: [[Monty Hall]] *2006: Mark Itkin *2007: [[Wink Martindale]] *2009: [[Geoff Edwards]] ==Arlene Francis Award== This award is given to a panelist in honor of his or her lifetime achievement as a game show panelist: *2007: [[Betty White]] ==Legendary Announcer Award== This award is given to an announcer in honor of his or her lifetime achievement supporting the game show genre: *2009: [[Johnny Gilbert]] ==External links== * [http://www.gameshowcongress.net Game Show Congress] * [http://www.mikeburger.com/gsr.html Game Show Round] ==Footnotes== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Game shows]]

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