Bob Barker Net Worth 2018

Bob Barker Net Worth 2018. Age, Wife Dorothy Jo Gideon.

Robert William “Bob” Barker is an American former television game show host. He is best known for hosting CBS The Price is Right from 1972-2007, marking it the longest-running game in North American television. He also hosted Truth or Consequences, produced by Ralph Edwards ‘company from 1956 to 1974.

In 1950, he moved to California in order to pursue a career in broadcasting. He was given his own radio show, The Bob Barker Show, which ran for six years.  Barker began his game show career in 1956, hosting Truth or Consequences. From there, he hosted various game shows, and the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants from 1967 to 1987, giving him the distinction of being the longest-serving host of these pageants. He began hosting The Price Is Right in 1972. When his wife Dorothy Jo died, he became an advocate for animal rights and of animal-rights activism, supporting groups such as the United Activists for Animal Rights and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. In 2007, he retired from hosting The Price Is Right after celebrating his 50-year career on television.