A new 12-disc set highlights Merv Griffin's career as a TV talk show host who sat down with dozens of iconic figures By Ken Tucker The Merv Griffin Show 1962-1986 Box Set - P 2014 Like Johnny Carson, ...

Merv Griffin, the mogul who hosted a talk show for more than 20 years, created "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" and oversaw a diversified empire via the Griffin Group, died early Sunday. He was 82.

Just a few musical notes can help explain the very career of Merv Griffin. (Soundbite of "Jeopardy" theme music) INSKEEP: That's the theme from the game show "Jeopardy." It's one of two long-running ...

Find out why Alex Trebek feels that 'Jeopardy!' creator Merv Griffin preferred his other show creation, 'Wheel of Fortune,' more than the quiz show. Merv Griffin, who in addition to becoming a media ...

One thing about covering horse racing, when the phone rings, you never know who will be on the other end of that line. For me that proved true a week or so after the 2005 Breeders' Cup when I returned ...

Griffin biographer Steve Randisi appeared on Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia, telling the host about how the dynamic between the two evolved from tension to mutual respect Merv Griffin and Johnny ...

Merv Griffin died in 2007, but he lives on in TV history thanks to having created the remarkably durable game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. He even composed the iconic Jeopardy theme song. But ...

Built in 1989 and currently listed at $6.995 million, the 5,600 square feet home has 4 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, and boasts an infinity pool and spa as well as a tennis court installed by avid tennis ...

He helped create “Good Morning America” and “20/20” and had a role in the early careers of the Smothers Brothers, Barbra Streisand and many others. By Neil Genzlinger Comedy and tragedy: Judd Apatow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ken Jennings When a contestant on "Jeopardy!" fails to phrase their response in the form of a question, Ken Jennings will usually ...

Liquidity and Cobalt Blue, two Doug O'Neill horses that are being pointed toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), breezed Friday over the Polytrack surface at Keeneland. Cobalt ...