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In the spring of 1962, he was promoted to morning drive a year later, he moved to his long-running 6–9 pm evening slot. He joined KRLA in Pasadena in 1960 to do the overnight show. In 1956, Eubanks worked at his first radio station, KACY in Oxnard, California. After graduation from high school, he attended Los Angeles Pierce College (according to his commentary on a Card Sharks episode) and then went on to become one of California's most popular disc jockeys. He attended Pasadena High School, where he graduated in 1955.

Also growing up in the 1940s and 1950s, he was influenced by Cary Grant, Howard Hughes, Buddy Hackett, and Bill Cullen. Įubanks watched popular classic television and quiz game shows. The young boy became a child model, doing photo shoots for ads and meeting his idol, Gene Autry, during an ad photo shoot with him. They moved to Flint during the Great Depression, where their only child was born, before moving on to California. His parents, John Otho Leland Eubanks (Septem– April 11, 1995) and Gertrude Eubanks (née McClure 1907–1997), were originally from Missouri.

2 The Newlywed Game and country music businessĮubanks was born in Flint, Michigan, but was raised primarily in Pasadena, California, where he grew up listening to music, most notably favorites like Frank Sinatra and Doc Watson.