Beloved Host of ‘Tic-Tac-Dough’ and ‘Gambit,’Wink Martindale, Dies at 91 – Entertainment News

By Karen Beishuizen

Wink Martindale, the host of “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “Gambit” and “High Rollers,” died Tuesday 15 April. He was 91.

Martindale spent 74 years in the radio and television business, starting his career at 17.

DJ Dewey Phillips aired Elvis Presley’s debut record, “That’s All Right” for the first time. Martindale, who worked for the same radio station in Memphis, called Presley’s mother to invite the singer to the station for an interview. Elvis...