Roger Dobkowitz

Roger Kurt Dobkowitz (born July 30, 1945 in San Francisco, California) is an American television producer best known for his 24-year tenure on the CBS game show The Price Is Right. In addition to The Price Is Right, Dobkowitz also worked on other game shows, such as Family Feud, Double Dare, Now You See It, and Match Game. Dobkowitz graduated from San Francisco State University in 1972 after completing a thesis, An Historical Study of Prime-Time Network Audience Participation Shows 1948-1968.

Roger Dobkowitz
Roger Dobkowitz in 2007.
Born (1945-07-30) July 30, 1945
San Francisco, California, USA

The Price Is Right

Dobkowitz started as a member of the production staff with The Price Is Right when the show debuted in 1972, and became a producer in 1984. He created eighteen of the show's pricing games (one of which, Gas Money, debuted on the first new episode after his departure). He won five Emmy Awards for his work on the show.[1]

Dobkowitz left Price in July 2008, following production on the show's 36th season. While Variety reported that it was unclear whether his termination was voluntary,[2] Drew Carey stated in an interview with Esquire that Dobkowitz had serious anger issues and smashed all of the toilets in the studio with a sledgehammer and was fired by new executive producer Mike Richards.[3] It was likely due to the show going in a "new direction".

References
  1. Itelson, Matt (Spring 2006). "This Just In: BECA Turns 60". SFSU Magazine. 6 (1). Retrieved November 17, 2009.
  2. Levine, Stuart (July 7, 2008). "Price Is Right producer exits: Dobkowitz departs show after 36 seasons". Variety. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  3. Jones, Chris (July 12, 2010). "TV's Crowning Moment of Awesome". Esquire. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-07-12.


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