Rich Fields

Article summary

Richard Wayne Fields (born November 30, 1960) is an American media personality. He is prolific game show announcer (9 shows in his lifetime) and a veteran voice-over artist whose voice has been featured on national television shows. Fields is also a published author, an award winning show announcer, meteorologist and veteran radio personality (having worked at some 16 different outlets across the country). Fields is probably best known however, as the on-camera announcer for the American version of The Price Is Right with both Bob Barker and Drew Carey from 2004 to 2010.

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1. date of birth: 1960-11-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1960-11-30 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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