game shows for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (including Card Sharks, Trivia Trap, To Tell the Truth); Bob Stewart Productions (The $100,000 Pyramid); Hill-Eubanks Group's All Star Secrets and The Guinness Game; and Scotti Bros.-Syd Vinnedge's Wordplay. He and John Harlan filled in for Rod Roddy on different occasions on Press Your Luck. He also announced on the game show version of Monopoly, and re-voiced the credits tags for episodes of Jeopardy!, Wheel and Headline Chasers (and several other library game shows acquired by Sony) airing on Game Show Network produced before 1994, when Columbia TriStar Television became the new name of what is now Sony Pictures Television, and their new closing credits card replaced those of Coca-Cola Television, Columbia Pictures Television, and King World Productions (now CBS Media Ventures). He also performed voice acting and host duties off-screen on most of the Wheel of Fortune video games which came out after 1992, either along with Vanna White, or entirely by himself, as Pat Sajak would not participate in any of the video games until his children were grown. In addition to announcing on The All-New Dating Game, he appeared as a bachelor during the show's 1987-88 season. O’Donnell’s other, non-game show work includes, in addition to his duties on American Bandstand, the music variety series Dance Fever, the talk shows The Toni Tennille Show and America, and the weekly music countdown series Solid Gold. Death O'Donnell died at his home in Sherman Oaks, California, of congestive heart failure at the age of 78 on the morning of November 1, 2010. After his death, the show began rotating announcing duties among several guest announcers, including Jeopardy! announcer Johnny Gilbert and former Price Is Right announcer Rich Fields who voiced some 55 episodes. Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak described O'Donnell as "the perfect voice of the show." O'Donnell's last announced episode aired on October 29, 2010, three days before his death. O'Donnell was succeeded by veteran L.A. radio announcer Jim Thornton. He can still be heard on Wheel of Fortune slot machines. The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia posthumously inducted O'Donnell into their Hall of Fame in 2011. References External links Charlie O'Donnell Interview 2008 for HyLitRadio/Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Charlie O'Donnell on KRLA Pasadena, June 16, 1967 Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia website 1932 births 2010 deaths Radio personalities from Philadelphia Television anchors from Los Angeles Game show announcers Wheel of Fortune