Gene Wood, a friend of Johnny Olson's, had filled in for Olson, himself, when he was in the hospital, who passed away, afterwards, so Wood, temporarily announced, however, the producers and Bob Barker felt Wood's voice was not good enough for the show, so the producers kept on auditioning for a few other announcers, until they found Rod Roddy, Olson's protégé. Roddy said when he was visiting the show, he had paid attention to what Johnny Olson said on the show, when Roddy was being seated, right in the audience, and was taught how to say that phrase, "Come On Down!"
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