Jim Lange

Jim Lange is an American game show host and disc jockey perhaps best known for hosting The Dating Game.

Born on August 15, 1933, in St. Paul, Minnesota, Lange began his radio broadcasting career in the Twin Cities after winning an audition as a teenager. He graduated from St. Thomas Academy high school before going to the University of Minnesota. After graduating from the University of Minnesota and serving in the Marines, Lange moved to San Francisco. After making his Bay Area broadcast debut as "The All-Night Mayor" on KGO, he moved to afternoons on KSFO in 1960.

His network television career began with The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show in 1962. Three years later he would sign on to host The Dating Game. His other game shows include $100,000 Name That Tune, Bullseye, and The All-New Newlywed Game, as well as short-lived shows including The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime, Spin-Off, Triple Threat, and Give-n-Take.

In the 1980s, Gene Autry recruited Lange to Los Angeles, where he broadcast at radio station KMPC. In 1997, he returned to the Bay Area as morning host of The Lange Gang on KABL, an adult standards station. Lange retired in 2005 after KABL went off the air; he lives in San Francisco with his wife, Nancy.

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