66th and Broadway, with the Ziegfeld Theater used for a few shows as well. When the show moved to ABC, the Ritz Theater became the show's broadcast origination. In addition to his hosting duties on The Price Is Right and his weekly appearances as a panelist on I've Got a Secret, Cullen also hosted a popular weekday morning radio show for WNBC in New York. Substitute hosts Over the nine-year run, various people sat in Cullen's place while he was on vacation. Sonny Fox (June 10, 1957; first substitute host; he was also Bud Collyer's "designated" substitute host on Beat the Clock through 1960; it went off the air at the end of January, 1961) Sam Levenson (March 11, 1958– for 2 weeks) Merv Griffin (August 5 & 12, 1959 nighttime) – also filled in daytime during those two weeks Jack Narz (month of May, 1960; Bill's brother-in-law, later that year he began hosting Video Village; his brother Tom Kennedy later hosted a syndicated version of the 1972 The Price Is Right revival during the 1985–86 season.) Arlene Francis (January 25th, 1961-February 8th, 1961 nighttime & January 25th-February 12th, 1961 daytime episodes) Bob Kennedy (May 1-12, 1961/June 22, 1961) Don Pardo (December 31, 1959/December 28, 1962) Robert Q. Lewis (February 1-12, 1960/December 27, 1963 {Cullen himself was the celebrity guest}) Jack Clark (January 8-15, 1962/April 16-May 7, 1962/August 21-September 3, 1962/December 31, 1962-January 1, 1963/January 22-February 15, 1963/August 12-23, 1963/February 15-March 12, 1965, Dorothy Lamour was the celebrity guest) Johnny Gilbert (June 19, 1964; Ed Jordan filled in as announcer) Models Throughout the nine-year run of The Price Is Right, the show also employed models, whose duties were similar to those of the models in the current version. June Ferguson and Toni Wallace were the regular models, while Gail Sheldon also made frequent appearances. Ferguson, Wallace and Sheldon were featured during the show's entire nine-year run. Other models appearing included Beverly Bentley and Carolyn Stroupe; various other models either assisted Ferguson and Wallace or appeared during their absences. Announcers During the NBC run, Don Pardo was the main announcer. Whenever he was off or filling in for Cullen as host, substitute announcers included Dick Dudley, Vic Roby, Edward Haeffor, Roger Tuttle and Johnny Olson, who would go on to announce the 1972 version until his death in 1985. Following the move to ABC (due to Don Pardo being under contract