Remembering Wink Martindale, a radio legend and class act

Wink Martindale may be best known for the television game shows that he hosted, but his start was in radio, and his experience there is one of the reasons he believed he was so successful in television. That and his infectious smile and genuine positivity, I might add.

Alas, Martindale passed away last week at the age of 91.

I originally met Martindale at a book signing for “The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows” (written by David Schwartz, Steve Ryan, and Fred Wostbrock); he wrote the foreword for the second edition of the book.