Coverage dated April 15, 2025

Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91

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Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough,” has died. He was 91. Martindale began his career in radio and was did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley before scoring hits as a game show host.

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  1. KOB 4

    Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91 (opens KOB 4)

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    Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough,” has died. He was 91. Martindale began his career in radio and was did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley before scoring hits as a game show host.

  2. ABC 30 Fresno

    Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91 (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    Wink Martindale, the game show legend whose career spanned more than 70 years, died Tuesday at the age of 91.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first

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