John Bartholomew Tucker

John Bartholomew Tucker (born April 9, 1930 in Pennsylvania) is an American radio and television personality, as well as an author.

Along with Big Wilson, Tucker was the one of the last two "communicators" (hosts) of the long-running NBC Radio program "Monitor"; he was on the air when the show signed off for the last time on January 26, 1975. On television, he was seen as the host of the short-lived game show "Treasure Isle," which aried on ABC from 1967 to 1968.

In the early 1970s, Mr. Tucker hosted a local morning show on WABC-TV, in New York, called "A.M. New York", which served as the genesis for what is now "Good Morning America". He also was the co-host of the syndicated version of "Candid Camera" from 1974 to 1975, and again from 1977 to 1978. He has done voice-over work on numerous commercials and other projects over the years, most notably for Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners in the 90s, and also for Owens-Corning and their "Pink Panther" spots advertising their fiberglass insulation.

In 1975, he played a bit part in the movie, "Abduction."

Tucker is known to have written two novels, both based on the television business:

* "He'd Dead, She's Dead — Details at Eleven" (ISBN ISBN 0-517-07807-4), published in 1991 by Random House
* "The Man Who Looked Like Howard Cosell" (ISBN 0-312-02248-4), published in 1988 by St. Martin's Press.

External links

* [http://www.tv.com/episode/335414/summary.html "Candid Camera" summary on TV.com]
* [http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/treasureIsle.html ClassicThemes.com: "Treasure Isle" summary]
* [http://www.mrpophistory.com/images/AMPH_%20johnbartholomewtucker.jpgA photo]