▁m ute ▁throughout ▁an ▁entire ▁show ▁while ▁h istr ion ics ▁took ▁place ▁all ▁around ▁him . ▁S uc ceed ing ▁Kennedy ▁was ▁Bill ▁B anc ro ft , ▁a ▁port ly ▁must ached ▁man ▁who ▁wore ▁glass es , ▁and ▁a ▁security ▁guard ▁at ▁Pat rol ▁One ▁in ▁Orange ▁County . ▁B anc ro ft ▁was ▁proud ▁of ▁the ▁fact ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁history , ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁guest ▁Daw na ▁Kauf man ▁not ▁to ▁' tem pt ▁him ' ▁into ▁having ▁sex ▁with ▁him . ▁Like ▁Kennedy , ▁however , ▁B anc ro ft ' s ▁role ▁was ▁mostly ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁guest ; ▁i . e . ▁victim . ▁B anc ro ft ▁served ▁as ▁co - host ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Hot ▁Se at ▁run , ▁W ally ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁co - host ▁who ▁would ▁read ▁from ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁would ▁argue ▁fundamental ist ▁Christian ity ▁with ▁guests . ▁Kennedy ▁made ▁one ▁return ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁B anc ro ft ▁returned ▁during ▁the ▁week day ▁" High light s ▁episodes " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁George ▁called ▁his ▁delivery ▁" com bat ▁TV ," ▁a ▁phrase ▁he ▁used ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Johnny ▁Car son , ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁show ' s ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁h