> LOS ANGELES – Bob Barker is heading toward his last showcase, his final “Come on down.” The silver-haired daytime-TV icon is retiring in June, he told The Associated Press Tuesday.
> “I will be 83 years old on December 12,” he said, “and I’ve decided to retire while I’m still young.”
> He’ll hang up his microphone after 35 years as the host of “The Price Is Right” and 50 years overall in television.
[Read more.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_en_tv/tv_bob_barker_retires)
[From abc7](http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=local&id=3988360):
> Peter Tomarken — host of the hit 1980s game show “Press Your Luck” — and his wife were killed when their small plane crashed into Santa Monica Bay. A third person aboard the plane remains missing.
As most of my family could tell you, game shows played a large part in my childhood development; Press Your Luck was by far my favorite. This is a sad day for game show fans.
Press Your Luck [lives on daily](http://www.gsn.com/specific_page_elements.php?link_id=S22) on GSN.