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Yet, generally he works a four-day week. Except on those occasions when he doesn't. For instance, on Sunday and Monday, he tapes a total of eight editions of "The Price Is Right," except for every other week when he only tapes on Monday because there are shows ahead, unless, of course, he is going to be away on some special assignment, in which case he'll continue to tape two days (unless it's a month with an in it). Then, every Tuesday and Wednesday, he tapes a total of six editions of "Truth or Consequences," with any exceptions being similar to those above. Now come the variations.

For instance, he was at Indianapolis the end of May for the "500" parade. Before that, he was at Niagara Falls where the Miss USA Pageant took place, and he'll be in Manila, Philippines, this Saturday for the Miss Universe contest. Barker is the epitome of the MC. His looks are every-day handsome, his attitude friendly, he listens to what those he interviews are saying and his humor is kindly. Generally the belief is someone becomes an MC when no other career in show business is open.

But Barker indeed set out to become just what he is. "Well, I really started out to be a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals," he says, "but I discovered I didn't throw too well." "My first job, while I was going to school, was as a disc jockey and announcer at a local radio station. I also did all sorts of audience shows and I finally decided that if I was to have a career in radio, I would do what I seemed to do better than anything else be a master of ceremonies." Barker has succeeded admirably. He's a happy man who loves his work, his home and and this is only proper for a man with his surname his dogs.

Barker spent most of his boyhood days on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in Mission, S.D., where his mother was a school teacher and later the superintendent of schools for Todd County. His family eventually moved to Springfield, where Barker attended high school and then Drury College. He got his first broadcasting experience in high school over the public-address system during the school's football games. He entered Drury College on a basketball scholarship, but World War II intervened. He enlisted as a naval aviation cadet and was waiting assignment to a seagoing squadron when the war ended.

After the war, to help finance his studies. Barker got his first job, at radio station KTTS in Springfield. He worked all areas news writing, sportscasts, producing programs and disc jockeying but discovered that what he did best was to host audience-participation shows. After graduating summa cum laude and being senior class president at Drury, he went to work at WWPG in Palm Beach. After a time.

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In 1956, Ralph Edwards heard Barker's voice and felt he would be perfect to host a new version of "Truth or Consequences." An audition confirmed his original thought, and Barker became the new host for what has since become television's longest running audience-participation show. Since 1967 Barker has been the master of ceremonies for both the "Miss Universe Beauty Pageant" and the "Miss USA Beauty Pageant," and since 1969 he has narrated the "Rose Bowl Parade" and portions of the "Thanksgiving Day Barker is 6 feet 1, weighs 172, has blue eyes and brown hair. He and his wife. Dorothy Jo, live in Los Angeles and enjoy traveling throughout the world, particularly in Latin America. Barker is an expert swimmer, an avid golfer and a Civil War buff.

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