Bill Armstrong (announcer)

William Armstrong (born January 19, 1932, Gloucester, Massachusetts – January 2, 2000, Frazier Park, California)^[1] was an American television game show announcer and producer. He produced The Hollywood Squares for several years, and later was a business partner with Squares host Peter Marshall in a production company.^[2] He received two Emmy Award nominations as producer of Hollywood Squares.^[3]

Bill Armstrong
Born	William Armstrong (1932-01-19)January 19, 1932 Gloucester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 2, 2000(2000-01-02) (aged 67) Frazier Park, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Television announcer Game show host
Years active	1974-1998

Armstrong also co-produced and announced on Celebrity Sweepstakes^[4] and The Reel to Reel Picture Show.^[5] During the 1974-75 season, Armstrong served as host of KTLA's Liar's Club,^[3] a role he continued in its first year of syndication, and would later serve as announcer for the first half of the 1988 revival.^[6]

He was executive producer of the 1987-88 syndicated dating series Matchmaker, for which he occasionally announced as well.

Credits

• Celebrity Sweepstakes — announcer
• Stumpers! — announcer
• Liar's Club — host (1976-1977), announcer (1988)
• Fantasy — announcer
• The Reel to Reel Picture Show — announcer