His podcast cohost and friend Mark Young confirmed his death in a social media post and to theAssociated Press.
“Life will not be the same without him.
RIP, brother.”
Chuck Woolery.Chris Weeks/FilmMagic
Chris Weeks/FilmMagic
Born Charles Herbert Woolery in Ashland, Ky., on Mar.
16, 1941, Woolery served two years in the Navy before beginning his career in entertainment.
After the Avant-Garde broke up in 1969, Woolery went solo, switching to country music in the ’70s.
Chuck Woolery in 1973.Game Show Network /Courtesy Everett Collection
Woolery hosted the show until 1981, earning a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
In 2007, Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame.
However, Woolery changed his stance after his son contracted the virus.
Chuck Woolery.Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic
Woolery is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
