know that we ll have another bob barker, not just in terms of his character, personality or class, but he was on a medium where there was essentially three options for 50 years. he was on every day in our living room as you pointed out. the age from 1950s to 2000s. i don t know that it will ever be replicated, because of that, i don t know there will ever be another american television icon like a bob barker. yeah. you had guys like dick clark and bob barker, they were classy and they were talented. guys like ryan seacrest, he s always around, always getting the jobs i want. people retire and then i think can i get an audition and they say no we re going with ryan seacrest. you know, television, it s a very interesting business but you do have to have the skills, okay, to succeed. bob barker had that extra special thing, he had a movie star quality as a came show host which is very game show host.
cinema, and he was very happy to share that with as many people as possible, so he was a real treasure, there really is not a replacement for him, so it is a huge loss today for the world of cinema. it is a huge loss today for the world of cinema. and i ve had the pleasure world of cinema. and i ve had the pleasure of world of cinema. and i ve had the pleasure of listening - world of cinema. and i ve had the pleasure of listening to i the pleasure of listening to lots of interviews that he gave over the last few hours, and he comes across as certainly someone who enjoys telling a story, a funny person, what kind of man was he? very. he was smooth- kind of man was he? very. he was smooth. he kind of man was he? very. he was smooth. he had kind of man was he? very. he was smooth. he had a - kind of man was he? very. he was smooth. he had a kind - kind of man was he? very. he was smooth. he had a kind of. was smooth. he had a kind of movie star quality to him but he loved sharin
let s get straight to the news. we have a busy hour ahead. captions by vitac www.vitac.com the government says another 227,000 jobs were added to the u.s. economy in february and the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3%. that s largely due to almost half a million discouraged job seekers returning to the search. is the third straight month of job growth, above 200,000. chief business correspondent ali velshi is taking notice, of course. he s in austin, texas, at the music oh, boy. he s at the music, movie, festival, technology, all that stuff, south by southwest, kind of threw me off with the cowboy hat, but i should have expected that because he s in austin. do you have your rope and boots on and your wranglers also? could you please give me a full shot? kyra, i want you to think back to g-8, and i don t remember when it was when i was in the south of france. and i put on a i had blue speedos on tv for you so don t ask me what i m wearing below here. it s not view
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