Rich Fields

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Rich Fields
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Born
Richard Wayne Fields

(1960-11-30) November 30, 1960 (age 60)[1]
Bay Village, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation
  • Spokesman
  • Show Host
  • Show Announcer
  • Meteorologist
  • Actor
  • Voice Over Artist
  • Radio Personality
Years active1979–present
Websitehttp://www.richfields.tv

Richard Wayne Fields (born November 30, 1960)[2] is an American broadcaster, spokesman, announcer and meteorologist. He is best known for a seven-season stint in which he announced for the American version of The Price Is Right.

Early life and education[]

Fields was born in Bay Village, Ohio and raised in Avon, Ohio, before moving to Clearwater, Florida in 1976. He graduated from the University of Florida Gainesville in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in broadcasting. While attending UF, Fields was diagnosed with both testicular cancer and lymphoma, both of which he survived.[3] Between 1995 and 1999, he was the announcer of the Florida Lottery game show Flamingo Fortune.[2]

In early 2000, Fields returned to college at Mississippi State University to study meteorology and later became a successful Los Angeles television weatherman.[4] Rich completed his MSU Meteorology internship at WFLA-TV in Tampa Florida. Afterword Fields was offered the morning weather position at KPSP-LP in Palm Springs, California. Fields was later promoted to Chief Meteorologist for KPSP and was charged with the weather forecasts on the 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m. newscasts for the station until May 2004.

Career[]

From 2004 to 2010, he was the announcer of the American version of The Price Is Right, following the death of longtime announcer Rod Roddy.[5] The announcement of Fields' hiring was made official on March 30, 2004.[6] During a question-and-answer segment with then-announcer Johnny Olson at a taping of Price Is Right in 1978, Fields asked how he could get Olson's job. Olson brought Fields onstage and asked him to give an example of how he would call a contestant to "Come on down!"[7] In 2007, Fields appeared together with Bob Barker on a fictional episode of The Price Is Right in an episode of How I Met Your Mother.

From 2010 to 2016, Fields had been a staff meteorologist for the CBS-owned and operated television stations KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, California. Fields was also a regular voice delivering weather forecasts on radio stations KNX-AM, KFWB, and K-EARTH 101 in Los Angeles. This was a natural fit as Fields was a veteran disc-jockey having had music radio shows for over a decade on KKHR, KNX-FM, KODJ, and KCBS-FM, all of which were broadcast out of CBS's Columbia Square on Sunset Boulevard in the ‘80's and ‘90's.[8]

Fields served as the announcer of the All-Star summer tournament series Gameshow Marathon from May 31 until June 29, 2006, on CBS. It was during this seven-show series that Fields set a record for announcing the most televised game show titles in a single season. This U.S. version was hosted by actress and talk show host Ricki Lake.

In 2009, Fields had his own comedy web series on YouTube called Rich Fields Gone Wild where he gets into some crazy situations in his daily life with Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk) and Adam West (Batman) as guest stars in those particular episodes. It was also to promote the video game called The Price is Right: 2010 Edition by Ludia.[citation needed]

Fields also served as the announcer on 55 episodes of Wheel of Fortune in 2010 following the death of Charlie O'Donnell, and provided post-production voice-over work for over 11 weeks of episodes, plus specials.[citation needed]

Rich Fields has worked as a radio personality (starting back in 1979) at some 16 radio stations across the country including markets like Los Angeles, California and Tampa, Florida. Most recently Rich held down the Afternoon Drive position on Tampa flame-thrower, Q105 (WRBQ-FM). However, after nearly three years on the air at Q105, COVID-19 hit and nearly the entire air-staff was let go.

Currently, Rich Fields lends his notoriety and talents as the National Spokesman for the Moving Families Foundation™. The Moving Families Foundation is dedicated to helping children and families who are faced with a move.

  1. ^ Shipp, Laura (September–October 2010). "Coping with Cancer Celebrity Interviews". copingmag.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014. Rich Fields
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Come On Down". Cleveland Magazine. December 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/celebrities/celebrity_article/rich_fields
  4. ^ "Rich Fields bio". Richfields.tv. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Beacon Journal: Search Results". nl.newsbank.com. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mydesert/access/1811545831.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+08%2C+2004&author=Bruce+Fessier&pub=The+Desert+Sun&desc=Rich+Fields+invited+to+%60come+on+down%27+to+TV+show&pqatl=google
  7. ^ Blits, Stan (4 September 2007). Come on Down! Behind the Big Doors at The Price Is Right. ISBN 978-0-06-135011-5.
  8. ^ "KCAL Meteorologist's Contract Not Renewed". adweek.it. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

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Media offices
Preceded by
Rod Roddy 		Announcer of
The Price Is Right
2004–2010 		Succeeded by
George Gray
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