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John Leonard "Johnny" Olson (May 22, 1910 – October 12, 1985) was an American radio personality and television announcer, most notable for announcing 32 game show (perhaps most notably The Price is Right where he made famous the "Come on Down!!!" exclamation) from Mark Goodson-Bill Todman productions, from the late 1950 through the mid 1980. Born in Windom, Minnesota, while landing jobs at WIBA and KGDA in and nearby Madison, Wisconsin after 1928, Olson enrolled in pharmacy classes at the... full article at wikipedia

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