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04-26-2002, 06:28 PM
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VARIETY...
It just may be happy days for the Whoopi Goldberg-less "Hollywood Squares" as
Henry Winkler rides behind the scenes for the faltering game show's fifth
season.
Joining the former Fonz as a fellow "Squares" executive producer will be
Michael Levitt, best known for producing "The Billboard Music Awards" and "The
Blockbuster Awards" for four years each.
The duo replace showrunners John Moffitt and Pat Lee Tourk, who were let go by
"Squares" distributor King World days after Goldberg revealed earlier this
month she was leaving as the show's center square.
King World CEO Roger King joked that he gave Winkler -- who's never run a game
show before -- the job because "he's the Fonz, and he threatened to beat me
up!"
Winkler and Levitt were actually brought on because of their Hollywood
connections, he added.
Tracking 24% below its season-to-date performance this time last year, the game
show "is dying," admitted King.
He said he's open to a "Squares" reunion of Fonzie and the gang. He promised
the new center square will be as A-list as Goldberg and said he expects to
decide in the next few weeks.
Winkler's main focus these days is TV production via his Fair Dinkum shingle.
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VARIETY...
It just may be happy days for the Whoopi Goldberg-less "Hollywood Squares" as
Henry Winkler rides behind the scenes for the faltering game show's fifth
season.
Joining the former Fonz as a fellow "Squares" executive producer will be
Michael Levitt, best known for producing "The Billboard Music Awards" and "The
Blockbuster Awards" for four years each.
The duo replace showrunners John Moffitt and Pat Lee Tourk, who were let go by
"Squares" distributor King World days after Goldberg revealed earlier this
month she was leaving as the show's center square.
King World CEO Roger King joked that he gave Winkler -- who's never run a game
show before -- the job because "he's the Fonz, and he threatened to beat me
up!"
Winkler and Levitt were actually brought on because of their Hollywood
connections, he added.
Tracking 24% below its season-to-date performance this time last year, the game
show "is dying," admitted King.
He said he's open to a "Squares" reunion of Fonzie and the gang. He promised
the new center square will be as A-list as Goldberg and said he expects to
decide in the next few weeks.
Winkler's main focus these days is TV production via his Fair Dinkum shingle.
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http://www.geocities.com/tmc_6882/HaveaPleasentDream.html?1019542163990
http://www.geocities.com/tmc_6882/Bookworm.html
http://www.geocities.com/tmc_6882/CutiePie.html
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