Griffin biographer Steve Randisi appeared on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, telling the host about how the dynamic between the two evolved from tension to mutual respect Merv Griffin and Johnny ...

LOS ANGELES ” Merv Griffin, the big band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune” game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82. Griffin ...

Merv Griffin, who in addition to becoming a media mogul also hosted his own iconic television talk show, is the man who brought two of the most lasting game shows to the medium. Griffin created and ...

Merv Griffin didn’t have the name “Jeopardy!” in mind for the iconic game show when he created the concept. In fact, he had a wildly different title picked out. Griffin’s first choice was “What’s the ...

To anyone born after the Nixon administration, Merv Griffin was the Official Greatest Generation Mourner of “Larry King Live.” Whenever anyone who was on a first-name basis with Bing Crosby died, ...

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak and others share their thoughts on the life and death of entertainer and business mogul Merv Griffin. By Staff reports, The Associated ...

What a career. Band singer, actor, talkshow mogul, gameshow creator, hotel owner and general man about town. Merv Griffin, who died Sunday at 82, was sui generis, and will be missed. (For all the ...

Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson had a more contentious relationship than most realize. In an interview on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, Griffin biographer Steve Randisi talks about how a rivalry ...

Merv Griffin, a big band singer who became one of television's most popular talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium's most popular game shows before becoming a major ...

Just a few musical notes can help explain the very career of Merv Griffin. (Soundbite of "Jeopardy" theme music) INSKEEP: That's the theme from the game show "Jeopardy." It's one of two long-running ...

He helped create “Good Morning America” and “20/20” and had a role in the early careers of the Smothers Brothers, Barbra Streisand and many others. By Neil Genzlinger Comedy and tragedy: Judd Apatow ...