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Bob Barker opens new area at Chimp Haven

Retired game-show host and animal rights advocate Bob Barker is opening a new area for five HIV-infected chimpanzees at a sanctuary in northwestern Louisiana.

Bob Barker funds $880,000 elephant flight to CA

Three elephants will travel from the Toronto Zoo to a sanctuary in California aboard a private plane thanks to longtime animal activist Bob Barker.

Bob Barker Building will be PETA's West Coast hub

Bob Barker's name has been attached to a game show and a cause for decades. Now it's attached to a building, too.

Barker gives $230,000 to house chimps in Louisiana

Animal activist Bob Barker has gone to bat for dogs, cats, whales, pigeons, elephants and all kinds of other animals. Five chimpanzees are the beneficiaries of his latest donation.

Bob Barker donates $2 million to Semper Fi Fund

Former TV game show host Bob Barker is donating $2 million to a charity that helps injured members of the military and their families.

Bolivia lions freed to Bob Barker-funded refuge

Four lion cubs freed under Bolivia's circus-animal ban took off for California on Thursday, heading to a new life in a refuge built with the help of television personality Bob Barker.

Barker donates $2.5 million to create PETA offices

Bob Barker has donated $2.5 million to help the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals open a new location in Los Angeles.

Activists: Whalers hurt by their own pepper spray

Japanese whalers who complained of injuries from rancid butter thrown at them by an anti-whaling group were actually suffering from their own pepper spray attack, the protesters said Saturday.

Bob Barker backs anti-whaling push despite crash

Television game show host Bob Barker knew anti-whaling work could be dangerous even before his $5 million donation to a conservation group, but he was shocked to hear about Wednesday's violent crash between a Japanese whaling ship and one of the group's speedboats.

Conservationists file piracy claim against whalers

A conservationist group that lost one of its ships in a clash with Japanese whalers off Antarctica has filed a piracy complaint in the Netherlands against the captain and crew of the whaling vessel, one of the group's leaders said Saturday.

Bob Barker helps stop whaling with namesake ship

Five million dollars for an anti-whaling ship? Bob Barker says the price is right.

Bob Barker donates $1M for animal rights professor

Former television game show host Bob Barker, who ended episodes of "The Price is Right" by asking viewers to spay and neuter their pets, donated $1 million to Drury University to establish a professorship on animal rights that he hopes will lead to a full undergraduate degree program.

Lawsuit against Barker, 'Price is Right' tossed

A judge on Friday threw out a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a former "The Price is Right" employee against CBS and former host Bob Barker.

Bob Barker asks Cherokee chief to end NC bear pits

Former game show host and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker has made a personal appeal to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to stop exhibiting bears in pit-like enclosures at three local zoos.

Bob Barker returns to 'The Price is Right'

Bob Barker returned to "The Price Is Right" — and this time he was the showcase.

LA council votes to keep Billy the elephant at zoo

Billy the elephant is staying put, and Bob Barker isn't happy about it.

Judge removes Barker from wrongful termination suit

A judge has dismissed allegations against Bob Barker in a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a "Price is Right" employee, saying the game-show's longtime host was not her boss.

Barker Donates $1 Million to Alma Mater

He's no longer the host of "The Price Is Right," but Bob Barker is still giving away major money. The venerable game-show host and animal activist said Wednesday that he is donating $1 million to his alma mater, Drury University, to establish an undergraduate animal-ethics program.

Carey Defends Medical Marijuana Online

Bob Barker famously closed each episode of "The Price Is Right" with a pitch to spay and neuter pets. His successor is taking a stand on a more controversial subject: marijuana. Drew Carey won't tout toking up on "Price," but he defends the use of medical marijuana in a video posted online Thursday on Reason.tv.

Clarification: Drew Carey Story

In an Oct. 10 story about Drew Carey taking over for Bob Barker as host of "The Price is Right," The Associated Press reported the CBS game show has had only two hosts. The story should have noted that an earlier version of the show with a different format was hosted by Bill Cullen on NBC and ABC.

Woman Sues Bob Barker, 'Price' Producers

A woman has sued Bob Barker and the producers of "The Price is Right," alleging she was forced to quit working on the game show.

Drew Carey Will Host 'Price Is Right'

Genial comic Drew Carey was tapped Monday to replace silver-haired legend Bob Barker on the CBS daytime game show "The Price is Right." The deal was set Monday afternoon shortly before a taping of CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman, where he confirmed it.

Rosie Says She Won't Replace Bob Barker

Rosie O'Donnell says she's out of the running to replace Bob Barker as host of "The Price Is Right." O'Donnell, a superfan of the CBS game show, said on her blog Friday that she had a "nice lunch" with the show's producers.

Barker: Remarks Not a Rosie Endorsement

It may have sounded like an endorsement, but Bob Barker's recent remarks about Rosie O'Donnell weren't meant that way. "The Price Is Right" host, who retired this month after 35 years with the show, told reporters last week at the Daytime Emmy Awards that he had "no doubt" that O'Donnell would make a fine host for the CBS game show.

Bob Barker Helps Pass Pet Bill in Calif.

A bill to reduce the number of unwanted dogs and cats by requiring the spaying or neutering of pets has won approval in the state Assembly — with a little help from retiring "The Price is Right" host Bob Barker.

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Price Is Right Perfect Bid - How Terry Kniess Beat The Price Is Right
Source: Esquire

In thirty-eight years, The Price is Right never had a contestant guess the exact value of prizes in the Showcase showdown. Until Terry Kniess outsmarted everyone — and changed everything. On the best game shows, the contestants go on a journey, climbing to …

Japan whaling fleet obstructed by Sea Shepherd
Source: Japan Today

TOKYO — Anti-whaling activists have interrupted the Japanese Antarctic hunt for the first time this season, Japan’s fisheries agency said Thursday. Two small boats from the U.S.-based environmental group Sea Shepherd interfered with the movement of the harpoon ship  …

Anti-whalers find Japanese harpoon ship
Source: Japan Today

SYDNEY — Anti-whaling activists claimed a small victory in their Antarctic campaign Wednesday with the discovery of a Japanese harpoon ship, as one of their boats limped back to Australia badly damaged. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said its Bob Barker vessel foun …

25 Bolivian Lions Get New Homes in Colorado Thanks to Bob Barker
Source: Paw Nation

The price was right for television personality and longtime animal rights activist Bob Barker Wednesday when he paid for 25 circus lions to be airlifted from Bolivia to Colorado.

Sexy PETA Protests Around The Globe - Picture Gallery
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Bolivia lions freed to Bob Barker-funded refuge
Source: msnbc.com

Four lion cubs freed under Bolivia's circus-animal ban took off for California on Thursday, heading to a new life in a refuge built with the help of television personality Bob Barker.

'Price Is Right' goes beyond TV: Facebook, Wii
Source: msnbc.com

"The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey isn't playing around when it comes to keeping TV's longest-running game show current.

Australian police search anti-whaling ships
Source: msnbc.com

Australian police conducted searches Saturday on two anti-whaling vessels that recently clashed with Japanese ships in the Antarctic Ocean in an attempt to obstruct their annual catch, police and activists said.

Anti-whaling activists end Antarctic campaign
Source: msnbc.com

Anti-whaling activists on Friday cut short what they called their "most successful" Antarctic campaign against Japanese whalers, citing an engine problem on one of their ships.

Australia threatens Japan over whaling program
Source: msnbc.com

Australia's prime minister on Friday set a November deadline for Japan to stop its research whaling program that kills hundreds of whales a year in Antarctic waters, or else face international legal action.

Australia threatens Japan over whaling program
Source: msnbc.com

Australia's prime minister on Friday set a November deadline for Japan to stop its research whaling program that kills hundreds of whales a year in Antarctic waters, or else face legal action.

Japan says 3 whalers injured by activists
Source: msnbc.com

Three crew members of a Japanese whaling vessel suffered face and eye injuries from acid fired by anti-whaling protesters during their latest clash in the Antarctic Ocean, their Japanese employers said Friday.

Japan says 3 whalers injured by activists
Source: msnbc.com

Three crew members of a Japanese whaling vessel suffered face and eye injuries from acid fired by anti-whaling protesters during their latest clash in the Antarctic Ocean, their Japanese employers said Friday.

Japan says 3 whalers injured by activists
Source: msnbc.com

Three crew members of a Japanese whaling vessel suffered face and eye injuries from acid fired by anti-whaling protesters during their latest clash in the Antarctic Ocean, their Japanese employers said Friday.

Anti-whalers, Japanese fleet fire water cannons
Source: msnbc.com

Activists vowing to stop the killing of whales exchanged water-cannon fire with a Japanese whaling fleet they are tailing in the Antarctic Ocean, as sea confrontations that have led to collisions and a sunken vessel continue.

Whaler, activist ship collide again off Antarctica
Source: msnbc.com

The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided Saturday in the icy waters off Antarctica - the second major clash this year in the increasingly aggressive confrontations between conservationists and the whaling fleet.

'Hole in the Wall' Giving Me a Hole in the Head

I'm not a big fan of prime time game shows. In fact, I don't currently (nor have I in a very long time) have any in my must see TV programs list.

An ode to Bob Barker from Adam Sandler [Video]
Source: TV Squad

I know most of you are going through Bob Barker withdrawl, so I thought I'd post this little clip to brighten your weekend a bit.

The Price is Wrong, Bitch!
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After 35 years as the host of The Price Is Right, Bob Barker is finally free to wear clothes from this century. Apparently, Rosie O'Donnell may be tapped on the shoulder to replace him in the mustard, purple and orange soundstage.

The Return of ''Jericho'' Gets CBS Ad Attention during ''The Price is Right'' « Cultural Learnings
Source: memles.wordpress.com

Bob Barker's final episode of The Price is Right was a classy affair that, despite being just another episode on the surface, felt representative of everything the show stood for.

Bob Barker says Rosie O'Donnell could replace him
Source: Yahoo! News

LOS ANGELES - Bob Barker endorsed his friend Rosie O'Donnell as a possible successor on "The Price Is Right," although the newly retired host isn't sure CBS wants a woman to take over the game show.

Bob Barker retires!
Source: CNN

The only reason to watch The Price is Right taped his last show today. :( We'll miss you Bob.

Bob Barker Tapes Final 'Price Is Right'
Source: JPiCForum.info

Bob Barker signed off on 35 years on "The Price Is Right" and 50 years in daytime TV in the same low-key, genial fashion that made him one of daytime TV's biggest stars. (Photos included)

All about Bob
Source: hollywoodreporter.com

The game show host's peers, co-workers, family members and other professionals weigh in on Barker's 35-year career.

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