tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2237363442734439487.post-55652904732523422742008-07-01T11:27:00.001-05:002008-07-01T11:28:55.244-05:002008-07-01T11:28:55.244-05:00Is Al Roker Our First Black Game Show Host? Survey Says...Yes!<A href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032633/"target="_blank">Today Show</A>'s <A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0737963/"target="_blank">Al Roker</A> will be the host of NBC's '<A href="http://www.nbc.com/Celebrity_Family_Feud/"target="_blank">Celebrity Family Feud</A>'.<br /><br /><center><object width="375" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fyOeo7GKSjc&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fyOeo7GKSjc&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="375" height="285"></embed></object></center><br /><br />The game show will feature celebrity contestants competing with their real life families or TV families from the show they star.<br /><br />First airing in 1976, '<A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073991/"target="_blank">Family Feud</A>' has had a sleu of white hosts including <A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206241/"target="_blank">Richard Dawson</A>, <A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004706/"target="_blank">Louie Anderson</A> and <A href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173667/"target="_blank">Ray Combs</A>. <br /><br />And while Roker is no stranger to hosting a game show having hosted MSNBC's 'Remember This?' in 1996 and serving as a guest host of '<A href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0321019/"target="_blank">Who Wants To Be A Millionaire</A>', I do think he will go down in history as the first African American to host a game show. <br /><br />Celebrity Family Feud can be seen tonight at 8 PM EDT.Page Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13250675578769452144noreply@blogger.com