Fondly known as the godfather of television game shows, Mark Goodson produced and created some of television's top-rated and most enduring programs, including The Price Is Right, The Match Game, and Family Feud.

Born in Sacramento, California, to Russian immigrant parents, Goodson was a shy and introverted child. Despite his reserved character, he pursued a career in the radio industry. In 1937 he landed his first job as a disc jockey at radio station KCBS in San Francisco. Two years later he was hired by Mutual Broadcasting System as an announcer, newscaster, and station director. In 1941 Goodson moved to New York to work as a radio announcer. It was here that he first became involved with game shows by emceeing the radio quiz show The Jack Dempsey Sports Quiz. In addition, Goodson tried his hand at acting while performing on the radio program We the...