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'This Is Your Life' Host Ralph Edwards Dies [3min]

The broadcasting pioneer who hosted the Emmy-winning 1950s show This Is Your Life has died of heart failure at age 92. Ralph Edwards also hosted Truth or Consequences and People's Court. During his long career, Edwards hosted, produced or wrote thousands of hours of radio and TV programming, much of it live.
Read entire article at NPR "All Things Considered"