Famed game-show host, Jackson native Wink Martindale dies
“I love working with contestants, interacting with the audience and to a degree, watching lives change,” Wink Martindale wrote in his biography. “Winning a lot of cash can cause that to happen.” (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP file)
Born Winston Conrad Martindale on Dec. 4, 1933, in Jackson, Tennessee, Wink Martindale began as a radio DJ, but became famous hosting TV game shows like “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough.”
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