Jack (John) Narz Jr., (1922–2008), above left, was an American radio personality, television host, and singer. After his military service, Narz broke into radio as an announcer for various California stations and first achieved television fame in 1952 as the on-camera announcer and narrator of the sitcom, Life with Elizabeth, starring Betty White. By 1955, Narz served as the announcer and sidekick on daytime's The Bob Crosby Show, where he would also occasionally sing with the band. But Narz is probably more widely known as the host of the game shows, Dotto, Now You See It, Concentration, and Beat the Clock. His last national television hosting duty was on Password Plus.
Tom Kennedy (James Narz 1927-2020) was a popular American television game show host. While attending college, he was a radio announcer in Missouri before moving to California. Kennedy's biggest hits were Password Plus, Split Second, Name That Tune, and You Don't Say!, but he hosted many other game shows as well. As an actor, he made guest appearances on such shows as Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Cannon and Hardcastle and McCormick. Kennedy retired in 1989.
Note: The Narz brothers made occasional joint television appearances. Each wanted to avoid the perceived conflict of having two announcers with the same last name promoting competing products. The brothers were co-recipients of the Game Show Congress's Bill Cullen Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005. Cullen was a brother-in-law to both.
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