los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- art linkletter , the easygoing , smooth-voiced emcee famed for his long-running hosting gigs of the radio and television shows `` house party '' and `` people are funny , '' and author of `` kids say the darndest things , '' has died , according to his spokeswoman . linkletter `` died peacefully at home with his family on wednesday , '' a statement from the family said . he was 97 . `` just one month earlier , while being honored at an event , he was asked what he considered his greatest life accomplishment , '' the statement said . `` he responded ` family . ' '' linkletter rose to fame as a radio announcer in san diego , later becoming a program director . in 1944 , he launched `` art linkletter 's house party , '' a daytime cbs radio show that moved to television in 1952 and ran until 1969 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- it 's an unseasonably warm day in oakland , california , a perfect morning for jennifer and dave simon to take their baby , livia , out for a walk . but her stroller sits idle , and livia is stuck inside the house -- as she has been for nearly a month . livia is n't sick , but doctors fear she might become the 53rd person to contract measles in a recent disneyland outbreak . now she 's in a 28-day quarantine , because of a family that refused to vaccinate their child . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . it started january 2 , when the simons took livia , who had a cold , to the pediatrician . two days later , the doctor 's office called to say that a child with measles had been in the office that same day . the simons feared the worst . one of the most contagious viruses on earth , measles can hang in the air or on surfaces for hours . if she 'd contracted the disease , livia could become deaf or even die . `` we were really freaking out and really worried , '' jennifer simon said . then the simons learned from a doctor that the child in the doctor 's office had contracted measles because his parents had refused vaccination . `` kids say the darndest things , '' was linkletter 's often-repeated phrase because of his humorous interviews with children . it became the title of his best-selling book , a country music hit and was reprised by bill cosby as a 1998 tv show . the phrase began as a segment on `` house party . '' linkletter would ask several children their thoughts on various topics ; their responses were often hilariously absurd . `` i was oprah before there was oprah , '' he once told the wall street journal . flowers were placed on linkletter 's star on hollywood 's walk of fame wednesday afternoon . his nighttime show , `` people are funny , '' started on radio in 1942 and ran on nbc television from 1954 to 1961 . according to tim brooks and earle marsh 's `` the complete directory to primetime network and cable shows , 1946-present , '' the show featured everyday guests who would be interviewed by linkletter and then asked to do a stunt . the result for those who failed at the stunt was often a pie in the face or being splashed by water . livia , just 6 months old , is too young to be vaccinated . `` i 'm angry , '' simon said . `` i 've been upset that someone else 's personal choice has impacted us so much . '' in alameda county , where simon lives , nine infants were in quarantine as of tuesday night because of the measles outbreak , a spokeswoman said . simon said she hopes families who opt not to immunize their children realize the full impact of their decision . `` their choice endangered my child , '' she said . she points out that vaccine refusers rely on other people to protect their children . it 's called herd immunity . if the rest of the community is immune to disease , it helps keep the disease from spreading to those who are unvaccinated . `` you 're basically relying on society but not giving back , '' she said . livia 's quarantine ends friday . a happy baby , she does n't seem to mind being at home , but it 's disrupted the simons ' life and cost them money , as the couple had to miss work for several days and then bring jennifer 's mother in from houston to stay home with livia . when asked what she would say to parents of the unvaccinated child , she said she would first ask whether their child was doing ok . linkletter also hosted a short-lived quiz show , `` the art linkletter show , '' in 1963 . at its height , linkletter 's fame was notable enough to make him part of milton bradley 's `` game of life , '' which featured linkletter 's endorsement and his photo on the game 's $ 100,000 bill . his 1960 biography was called `` confessions of a happy man . '' but the host 's own life was touched by a famous tragedy . in 1969 , his daughter diane -- just 20 at the time -- jumped to her death from a sixth-floor apartment in hollywood . linkletter blamed the death on lsd , though the drug use was never confirmed . linkletter became an ardent anti-drug crusader , releasing a hit record , `` we love you , call collect , '' which won a grammy award . of his five children , two others also predeceased linkletter : son robert died in a 1980 auto accident , and another son , jack , died of lymphoma in 2007 . linkletter is survived by his wife of 75 years , lois , and two daughters , dawn griffin and sharon linkletter . then she would ask them a question : `` hey , you guys , what do you think about vaccines now ? '' linkletter was born gordon arthur kelly in moose jaw , saskatchewan , on july 17 , 1912 . orphaned as an infant , he was adopted by traveling evangelist john linkletter and his wife , mary . after a short stint on wall street -- he was a typist at an investment bank at the time of the 1929 crash , he told the wsj -- he eventually moved to san diego and attended college at san diego state university . while in college , he took a job as a staff announcer at cbs affiliate kgb-am . linkletter was an astute businessman . the owner of linkletter enterprises , he owned millions of acres in australia and was a sheep and cattle rancher . he also owned oil wells and was a spokesman for several products . cnn 's todd leopold and jack hannah contributed to this report . 5 things to know about measles .
a california baby too young to be vaccinated went to the doctor with a cold . another child in the office had measles ; its parents had refused vaccination . `` their choice endangered my child , '' mother says .
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- art linkletter , the easygoing , smooth-voiced emcee famed for his long-running hosting gigs of the radio and television shows `` house party '' and `` people are funny , '' and author of `` kids say the darndest things , '' has died , according to his spokeswoman . linkletter `` died peacefully at home with his family on wednesday , '' a statement from the family said . he was 97 . `` just one month earlier , while being honored at an event , he was asked what he considered his greatest life accomplishment , '' the statement said . `` he responded ` family . ' '' linkletter rose to fame as a radio announcer in san diego , later becoming a program director . in 1944 , he launched `` art linkletter 's house party , '' a daytime cbs radio show that moved to television in 1952 and ran until 1969 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- it 's an unseasonably warm day in oakland , california , a perfect morning for jennifer and dave simon to take their baby , livia , out for a walk . but her stroller sits idle , and livia is stuck inside the house -- as she has been for nearly a month . livia is n't sick , but doctors fear she might become the 53rd person to contract measles in a recent disneyland outbreak . now she 's in a 28-day quarantine , because of a family that refused to vaccinate their child . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . it started january 2 , when the simons took livia , who had a cold , to the pediatrician . two days later , the doctor 's office called to say that a child with measles had been in the office that same day . the simons feared the worst . one of the most contagious viruses on earth , measles can hang in the air or on surfaces for hours . if she 'd contracted the disease , livia could become deaf or even die . `` we were really freaking out and really worried , '' jennifer simon said . then the simons learned from a doctor that the child in the doctor 's office had contracted measles because his parents had refused vaccination . `` kids say the darndest things , '' was linkletter 's often-repeated phrase because of his humorous interviews with children . it became the title of his best-selling book , a country music hit and was reprised by bill cosby as a 1998 tv show . the phrase began as a segment on `` house party . '' linkletter would ask several children their thoughts on various topics ; their responses were often hilariously absurd . `` i was oprah before there was oprah , '' he once told the wall street journal . flowers were placed on linkletter 's star on hollywood 's walk of fame wednesday afternoon . his nighttime show , `` people are funny , '' started on radio in 1942 and ran on nbc television from 1954 to 1961 . according to tim brooks and earle marsh 's `` the complete directory to primetime network and cable shows , 1946-present , '' the show featured everyday guests who would be interviewed by linkletter and then asked to do a stunt . the result for those who failed at the stunt was often a pie in the face or being splashed by water . livia , just 6 months old , is too young to be vaccinated . `` i 'm angry , '' simon said . `` i 've been upset that someone else 's personal choice has impacted us so much . '' in alameda county , where simon lives , nine infants were in quarantine as of tuesday night because of the measles outbreak , a spokeswoman said . simon said she hopes families who opt not to immunize their children realize the full impact of their decision . `` their choice endangered my child , '' she said . she points out that vaccine refusers rely on other people to protect their children . it 's called herd immunity . if the rest of the community is immune to disease , it helps keep the disease from spreading to those who are unvaccinated . `` you 're basically relying on society but not giving back , '' she said . livia 's quarantine ends friday . a happy 2007 . linkletter is survived by his wife of 75 years , lois , and two daughters , dawn griffin and sharon linkletter . then she would ask them a question : `` hey , you guys , what do you think about vaccines now ? '' linkletter was born gordon arthur kelly in moose jaw , saskatchewan , on july 17 , 1912 . orphaned as an infant , he was adopted by traveling evangelist john linkletter and his wife , mary . after a short stint on wall street -- he was a typist at an investment bank at the time of the 1929 crash , he told the wsj -- he eventually moved to san diego and attended college at san diego state university . while in college , he took a job as a staff announcer at cbs affiliate kgb-am . linkletter was an astute businessman . the owner of linkletter enterprises , he owned millions of acres in australia and was a sheep and cattle rancher . he also owned oil wells and was a spokesman for several products . cnn 's todd leopold and jack hannah contributed to this report . 5 things to know about measles .
san diego , later becoming a program director . in 1944 , he launched `` art linkletter 's house party , '' a daytime cbs radio show that moved to television in 1952 and ran until 1969 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- it 's an unseasonably warm day in oakland , california , a perfect morning for jennifer and dave simon to take their baby , livia , out for a walk . but her stroller sits idle , and livia is stuck inside the house -- as she has been for nearly a month . livia is n't sick , but doctors fear she might become the 53rd person to contract measles in a recent disneyland outbreak . now she 's in a 28-day quarantine , because of a family that refused to vaccinate their child . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . it started january 2 , when the simons took livia , who had a cold , to the pediatrician . two days later , the doctor 's office called to say that a child with measles had been in the office that same day . the simons feared the worst . one of the most contagious viruses on earth , measles can hang in the air or on surfaces for hours . if she 'd contracted the disease , livia could become deaf or even die . `` we were really freaking out and really worried , '' jennifer simon said . then the simons learned from a doctor that the child in the doctor 's office had contracted measles because his parents had refused vaccination . `` kids say the darndest things , '' was linkletter 's often-repeated phrase because of his humorous interviews with children . it became the title of his best-selling book , a country music hit and was reprised by bill cosby as a 1998 tv show . the phrase began as a segment on `` house party . '' linkletter would ask several children their thoughts on various topics ; their responses were often hilariously absurd . `` i was oprah before there was oprah , '' he once told the wall street journal . flowers were placed on linkletter 's star on hollywood 's walk of fame wednesday afternoon . his nighttime show , `` people are funny , '' started on radio in 1942 and ran on nbc television from 1954 to 1961 . according to tim brooks and earle marsh 's `` the complete directory to primetime network and cable shows , 1946-present , '' the show featured everyday guests who would be interviewed by linkletter and then asked to do a stunt . the result for those who failed at the stunt was often a pie in the face or being splashed by water . livia , just 6 months old , is too young to be vaccinated . `` i 'm angry , '' simon said . `` i 've been upset that someone else 's personal choice has impacted us so much . '' in alameda county , where simon lives , nine infants were in quarantine as of tuesday night because of the measles outbreak , a spokeswoman said . simon said she hopes families who opt not to immunize their children realize the full impact of their decision . `` their choice endangered my child , '' she said . she points out that vaccine refusers rely on other people to protect their children . it 's called herd immunity . if the rest of the community is immune to disease , it helps keep the disease from spreading to those who are unvaccinated . `` you 're basically relying on society but not giving back , '' she said . livia 's quarantine ends friday . a happy baby , she does n't seem to mind being at home , but it 's disrupted the simons ' life and cost them money , as the couple had to miss work for several days and then bring jennifer 's mother in from houston to stay home with livia . when asked what she would say to parents of the unvaccinated child , she said she would first ask whether their child was doing ok . linkletter also hosted a short-lived quiz show , `` the art linkletter show , '' in 1963 . at its height , linkletter 's fame was notable enough to make him part of milton bradley 's `` game of life , '' which featured linkletter 's endorsement and his photo on the 2007 . linkletter is survived by his wife of 75 years , lois , and two daughters , dawn griffin and sharon linkletter . then she would ask them a question : `` hey , you guys , what do you think about vaccines now ? '' linkletter was born gordon arthur kelly in moose jaw , saskatchewan , on july 17 , 1912 . orphaned as an infant , he was adopted by traveling evangelist john linkletter and his wife , mary . after a short stint on wall street -- he was a typist at an investment bank at the time of the 1929 crash , he told the wsj -- he eventually moved to san diego and attended college at san diego state university . while in college , he took a job as a staff announcer at cbs affiliate kgb-am . linkletter was an astute businessman . the owner of linkletter enterprises , he owned millions of acres in australia and was a sheep and cattle rancher . he also owned oil wells and was a spokesman for several products . cnn 's todd leopold and jack hannah contributed to this report . 5 things to know about measles .
los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -- art linkletter, the easygoing, smooth-voiced emcee famed long hosting of the radio `` house party people are funny, '' author kids say, has died according his spokeswoman. linkletter `` died peacefully with on wednesday, '' a statement. he 97. `` just one month earlier, while being honored, asked considered his greatest life accomplishment the statement. `` he responded ` family. ' '' linkletter rose fame a radio announcer san diego later a program director. in 1944, he launched `` art linkletter 's house party, '' a daytime cbs radio show moved television 1952 ran 1969 -lrb- cnn it oakland, a perfect morning jennifer dave simon to take their baby, livia out but her stroller sits idle, livia stuck inside -- as has livia is n't sick, doctors fear become the 53rd person contract measles a recent disneyland outbreak now she 's in a 28-day quarantine, because a family that refused opinion : heed the lesson disneyland measles. it started january, when the simons took livia, who a cold the pediatrician two days, the doctor 's office called a child measles in that same the simons feared. one the most contagious viruses, measles hang or if she 'd contracted, livia could become deaf even. `` we were really freaking really, '' jennifer simon. then the simons learned from a doctor the child in the doctor 's office contracted measles because refused. `` kids say, '' was linkletter 's often-repeated phrase because his humorous interviews. it became the title, a country music hit was reprised bill cosby as a 1998 tv show the phrase began a segment `` house party. '' linkletter would ask several children their thoughts various topics ; their responses often hilariously absurd. `` i was oprah before there, '' once the wall street journal. flowers were placed linkletter 's star on hollywood 's walk wednesday afternoon. his nighttime show, `` people funny, started radio 1942 nbc television 1954 according tim brooks and earle marsh 's `` the complete directory to primetime network and, 1946, '' the show featured everyday guests who would interviewed linkletter then asked do a stunt. the result for those failed at the stunt often a pie or being splashed water. livia, just 6 too vaccinated `` i 'm angry, '' simon. `` i 've upset someone else 's personal choice impacted us so. '' in alameda county, where simon lives, nine infants in quarantine as tuesday night because a spokeswoman simon said she hopes families opt not immunize realize the full impact. `` their choice endangered my child, ''. she points vaccine refusers rely other people. it 's called herd immunity. if the rest immune disease, helps keep those `` you 're basically relying society but not giving back, '' she. livia 's quarantine ends friday. a happy baby, she does n't seem being at, it 's disrupted the simons ' life cost money as the couple miss work bring jennifer 's mother in from houston stay livia when asked parents, first whether doing ok. linkletter also hosted, `` the art linkletter show '' 1963. at its height, linkletter 's fame notable enough part milton bradley 's `` game life, '' linkletter 's endorsement and his photo the game 's $ 100,000 bill his 1960 biography was called `` confessions a happy man. '' but the host 's own life touched a famous tragedy. in 1969, his daughter diane -- just 20 jumped hollywood. linkletter blamed the death lsd, though the drug use never confirmed linkletter became an ardent anti-drug crusader, releasing a hit record, `` we love call collect, '' won a grammy award of his five children, two others also linkletter son robert died a 1980 auto accident and jack 2007 linkletter is survived of, lois dawn griffin sharon linkletter. then she ask : `` hey, guys, vaccines now '' linkletter was born gordon arthur kelly in moose jaw, saskatchewan on 1912 orphaned as an infant, he adopted traveling evangelist john linkletter, mary. after a short stint wall street -- he a typist an investment bank at the 1929 crash, told the wsj -- eventually san diego attended san diego state university while in college, took a staff announcer cbs affiliate kgb-am. linkletter was an astute businessman. the owner linkletter enterprises, he owned millions acres australia a sheep and he also owned oil wells a spokesman several products. cnn 's todd leopold and jack hannah contributed. 5 things measles.
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- art linkletter , the easygoing , smooth-voiced emcee famed for his long-running hosting gigs of the radio and television shows `` house party '' and `` people are funny , '' and author of `` kids say the darndest things , '' has died , according to his spokeswoman . linkletter `` died peacefully at home with his family on wednesday , '' a statement from the family said . he was 97 . `` just one month earlier , while being honored at an event , he was asked what he considered his greatest life accomplishment , '' the statement said . `` he responded ` family . ' '' linkletter rose to fame as a radio announcer in san diego , later becoming a program director . in 1944 , he launched `` art linkletter 's house party , '' a daytime cbs radio show that moved to television in 1952 and ran until 1969 . -lrb- cnn -rrb- it 's an unseasonably warm day in oakland , california , a perfect morning for jennifer and dave simon to take their baby , livia , out for a walk . but her stroller sits idle , and livia is stuck inside the house -- as she has been for nearly a month . livia is n't sick , but doctors fear she might become the 53rd person to contract measles in a recent disneyland outbreak . now she 's in a 28-day quarantine , because of a family that refused to vaccinate their child . opinion : heed the lesson from disneyland measles outbreak . it started january 2 , when the simons took livia , who had a cold , to the pediatrician . two days later , the doctor 's office called to say that a child with measles had been in the office that same day . the simons feared the worst . one of the most contagious viruses on earth , measles can hang in the air or on surfaces for hours . if she 'd contracted the disease , livia could become deaf or even die . `` we were really freaking out and really worried , '' jennifer simon said . then the simons learned from a doctor that the child in the doctor 's office had contracted measles because his parents had refused vaccination . `` kids say the darndest things , '' was linkletter 's often-repeated phrase because of his humorous interviews with children . it became the title of his best-selling book , a country music hit and was reprised by bill cosby as a 1998 tv show . the phrase began as a segment on `` house party . '' linkletter would ask several children their thoughts on various topics ; their responses were often hilariously absurd . `` i was oprah before there was oprah , '' he once told the wall street journal . flowers were placed on linkletter 's star on hollywood 's walk of fame wednesday afternoon . his nighttime show , `` people are funny , '' started on radio in 1942 and ran on nbc television from 1954 to 1961 . according to tim brooks and earle marsh 's `` the complete directory to primetime network and cable shows , 1946-present , '' the show featured everyday guests who would be interviewed by linkletter and then asked to do a stunt . the result for those who failed at the stunt was often a pie in the face or being splashed by water . livia , just 6 months old , is too young to be vaccinated . `` i 'm angry , '' simon said . `` i 've been upset that someone else 's personal choice has impacted us so much . '' in alameda county , where simon lives , nine infants were in quarantine as of tuesday night because of the measles outbreak , a spokeswoman said . simon said she hopes families who opt not to immunize their children realize the full impact of their decision . `` their choice endangered my child , '' she said . she points out that vaccine refusers rely on other people to protect their children . it 's called herd immunity . if the rest of the community is immune to disease , it helps keep the disease from spreading to those who are unvaccinated . `` you 're basically relying on society but not giving back , '' she said . livia 's quarantine ends friday . a happy
 The text is about Art Linkletter, an American radio and television personality, who hosted several popular shows including "House Party" and "Kids Say the Darndest Things". He was known for his humor and ability to connect with people. The text also mentions that he had a family and was a devout Christian. Additionally, it talks about how he contracted measles and was hospitalized, but eventually recovered.