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`Wheel,' `Jeopardy!' His True TV Legacy; Phenomenal Success in Syndication Turned a Singer and Talk Show Host Into a Tycoon.(Special Report: Merv Griffin 1925-2007)
Byline: Tom Gilbert
Merv Griffin may be best remembered by the general public as the affable talk show host, but it was with his long-running game shows that he made his indelible mark on television history.
The shows he created and produced, "Jeopardy!'' and "Wheel of Fortune,'' are two of the greatest TV success stories of all time-both among the ranks of game shows and in the realm of first-run syndicated programming distribution.
"Wheel of Fortune'' premiered on NBC daytime in January 1975 and ran until 1989. King World's syndicated version debuted …
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