Gene Wood

Eugene Edward "Gene" Wood (born October 20, 1925, from Quincy, Massachusetts; died May 21, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts) was an announcer on many Mark Goodson shows as well as a host on a few others. When he retired from game shows in 1996, he did voice-overs for the Game Show Network until 1998. Wood passed away of lung cancer on May 21, 2004 at age 78.

Shows hosted

 * Anything You Can Do (1971-1972)
 * Beat the Clock (1972-1974)

Shows announced

 * Supermarket Sweep (1966, sub)
 * Beat the Clock (1969-1972)
 * Family Feud (1976-1985, 1987 pilots, 1988-1995)
 * Family Feud Challenge (1992-1993)
 * Now You See It (1974 (sub), 1985 unsold pilot)
 * Tattletales (1974-1978)
 * Showoffs (1975)
 * Double Dare (1977)
 * Password Plus (1979-1982)
 * Child's Play (1982-1983)
 * Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour (1983-1984)
 * Super Password (1984-1989)
 * The Price is Right (1985, sub)
 * Matchmates (1985 unsold pilot)
 * Body Language (1985-1986)
 * Oddball (1986 unsold pilot)
 * On a Roll (1986 unsold pilots)
 * Love Connection (1985-1988)
 * Your Number's Up (1985, first few weeks)
 * Bruce Forsyth's Hot Streak (1986)
 * Card Sharks (1978-1981, 1986-1989)
 * Win, Lose or Draw (1987-1990)
 * Body Talk (1990 unsold pilots)
 * (Classic) Concentration (1985 unsold pilots, 1987-1991)
 * Match Game (1990-1991; was also a panelist in 1974)
 * Cash Tornado (1993 unsold pilot)
 * Baby Races (1993-1994)
 * Family Challenge (1995-1996)

Show worked on

 * Who Pays?

Trivia

 * Although Gene Wood's first announcing game show was Beat the Clock from 1969 to 1972, he later switched from announcing that show to hosting the show from '72 until '74.
 * Before Gene Wood announced Match Game in the early 1990s, he became a panelist in 1974.