July
6, 1925 - August 12, 2007 Merv Griffin born Mervyn
Edward Griffin Jr. Merv started in radio at KFRC San Francisco. He was a
singer, entertainer, talk show host, impresario, creator of Jeopardy and
Wheel of Fortune and former owner of WENE
and WMRV in Endicott
NY, WMID
& WGRF Atlantic City NJ, WBAX
Wilkes Barre, WPOP Hartford and WIOF aka "W104-FM" Waterbury CT. Griffin
and Julann Elizabeth Wright were married in 1958, and a son, Anthony, was
born the following year. The couple divorced in 1973 because of
``irreconcilable differences. Julann received the radio stations as part
of the divorce settlement. FYI - Jeopardys' "think music" is
entitled "Time for Tony", was composed by Merv Griffin and named
for Griffin's son.
From
the 1950's here is Merv Griffin singing "I've got a lovely bunch of
coconuts" on the Freddy Martin show.
July
6, 1925 - August 12, 2007 Merv Griffin born