Sandra Martindale, who once dated Presley, even credited the music legend for leading her to Wink. "Elvis is responsible for me marrying Wink," she said in a 2015 interview, noting that Tennessee ...

Wink Martindale’s friendship with the music icon lasted until the latter died in 1977. The disc jockey recounted how he found Elvis in an interview with the Television Academy Foundation ...

By Paul Grein Wink Martindale, who had success as a DJ, radio personality, game show host and TV producer, died in Rancho Mirage, California, on Tuesday (April 15). He was 91. Martindale was best ...

Wink Martindale, a pioneer of game show frontmen ... He would later move on to shows like “Gambit,” “Words and Music” and “Tic-Tac-Dough.” His other hosting credits include “The ...

(CNN) — Wink Martindale, a radio and television ... Alongside his radio and music pursuits, Martindale found success on television as well, ultimately becoming a perennial figure as a smiling ...

Furthermore, netizens took to social media to express their grief over Wink Martindale's death. Music group The Modern Gentleman shared a Facebook post with a group photo featuring Wink and ...

Longtime television and radio personality Wink Martindale has died at the age of ... He then became the host of NBC’s “Words and Music,” CBS’ “Gambit,” and “Tic-Tac-Dough.” ...

Wink Martindale may be best known for the television game shows that he hosted, but his start was in radio, and his experience there is one of the reasons he believed he was so successful in ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis ...

Wink Martindale, who had success as a DJ ... In 1970-71, he hosted a similar song-recognition game show, Words and Music, again on NBC. While Martindale’s greatest claim to fame is as a game ...

“Wink was the last living witness to ... on which Presley made an appearance on June 16, 1956. Martindale created his own music, as well. He recorded 20 single records and seven albums.