Jack Smith, “You Asked for It” host, 92
Posted: Monday, July 10th, 2006 12:57 pm
Jack Smith, a singer and recording artist who hosted the popular “You Asked for It” television show, has died. He was 92.
Smith died of leukemia July 3 at his home in Westlake Village, said Dorris Halsey, a longtime friend.
Smith began a singing career in the early 1930s and worked many years in radio, but is perhaps most remembered as host of the ABC series in its final season in 1958. He took over from Art Baker.
The show invited viewers to send in suggestions for unusual things that they wanted to see on the air, like people with uncommon talent or seeing the inside vault at Ft. Knox.
Smith returned as host of a syndicated version of “You Asked for It” in the 1971-72 season, and the show was produced sporadically until 1977. … Read full obituary
