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'''William Armstrong''' (born January 19, 1932, ] – January 2, 2000, ])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035625/bio|title=Bill Armstrong|publisher=}}</ref> was an American television ] announcer and producer. He produced '']'' for several years, and later was a business partner with ''Squares'' host ] in a production company.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marshall|first1=Peter|last2=Armstrong|first2=Adrienne|title=Backstage with the original Hollywood square|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8MVE3aBas3MC&q=%22bill+armstrong%22+%22hollywood+squares%22&pg=PT34|year=2002|publisher=Thomas Nelson, Inc.|isbn=9781418566005}}</ref> '''William Armstrong''' (born January 19, 1932, ] – January 2, 2000, ])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035625/bio|title=Bill Armstrong|website=] |publisher=}}</ref> was an American television ] announcer and producer. He produced '']'' for several years, and later was a business partner with ''Squares'' host ] in a production company.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Marshall|first1=Peter|last2=Armstrong|first2=Adrienne|title=Backstage with the original Hollywood square|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8MVE3aBas3MC&q=%22bill+armstrong%22+%22hollywood+squares%22&pg=PT34|year=2002|publisher=Thomas Nelson, Inc.|isbn=9781418566005}}</ref> He received two ] nominations as producer of ''Hollywood Squares''.<ref name="BAGSV">{{cite news |title=Bill Armstrong: Game Show Veteran |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103316242/bill-armstrong-liars-club-hollywood-sq/ |access-date=7 June 2022 |publisher=San Bernardino County Sun |date=July 20, 1975}}</ref>


Armstrong also co-produced and announced on '']''<ref>{{cite journal|title=No title|journal=Broadcasting|date=October 1980|volume=99|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bkEQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22bill+armstrong%22+%22hollywood+squares%22}}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF408452546855&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title='REEL' PRODUCER'S DISAPPEARANCE LEAVES EVERYBODY REELING|last=Sedore|first=David|date=December 9, 1998|work=]|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> He was the announcer of KTLA's ], a role he continued in it's first year of syndication and returned to in 1988. Armstrong also co-produced and announced on '']''<ref>{{cite journal|title=No title|journal=Broadcasting|date=October 1980|volume=99|page=101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bkEQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22bill+armstrong%22+%22hollywood+squares%22}}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PBPB&p_theme=pbpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF408452546855&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title='REEL' PRODUCER'S DISAPPEARANCE LEAVES EVERYBODY REELING|last=Sedore|first=David|date=December 9, 1998|work=]|accessdate=February 16, 2011}}</ref> During the 1974-75 season, Armstrong served as host of KTLA's '']''<ref name="BAGSV" />, a role he continued in its first year of syndication, and would later serve as announcer for the first half of the 1988 revival.<ref name="TCH">{{cite news |last1=New Liar's Club slated for fall of 1988 |title=New Liars Club hosted by slated for fall of 1988 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/821181282/?terms=%22bill%20armstrong%22%20%22liar%27s%20club%22&match=1 |access-date=7 June 2022 |publisher=Tri-City Herald |date=October 4, 1987 |location=Pasco, Washington}}</ref>

He was executive producer of the 1987-88 syndicated dating series '']'', for which he occasionally announced as well.


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Bill Armstrong
BornWilliam Armstrong
(1932-01-19)January 19, 1932
Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 2000(2000-01-02) (aged 67)
Frazier Park, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Television announcer
Game show host
Years active1974-1998

William Armstrong (born January 19, 1932, Gloucester, Massachusetts – January 2, 2000, Frazier Park, California) was an American television game show announcer and producer. He produced The Hollywood Squares for several years, and later was a business partner with Squares host Peter Marshall in a production company. He received two Emmy Award nominations as producer of Hollywood Squares.

Armstrong also co-produced and announced on Celebrity Sweepstakes and The Reel to Reel Picture Show. During the 1974-75 season, Armstrong served as host of KTLA's Liar's Club, a role he continued in its first year of syndication, and would later serve as announcer for the first half of the 1988 revival.

He was executive producer of the 1987-88 syndicated dating series Matchmaker, for which he occasionally announced as well.

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References

  1. "Bill Armstrong". IMDb.
  2. Marshall, Peter; Armstrong, Adrienne (2002). Backstage with the original Hollywood square. Thomas Nelson, Inc. ISBN 9781418566005.
  3. ^ "Bill Armstrong: Game Show Veteran". San Bernardino County Sun. July 20, 1975. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "No title". Broadcasting. 99: 101. October 1980.
  5. Sedore, David (December 9, 1998). "'REEL' PRODUCER'S DISAPPEARANCE LEAVES EVERYBODY REELING". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
  6. New Liar's Club slated for fall of 1988 (October 4, 1987). "New Liars Club hosted by slated for fall of 1988". Pasco, Washington: Tri-City Herald. Retrieved 7 June 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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