Jerome Edward Golden (February 8, 1923 - January 8, 2003) was a 35-year broadcaster who reported shots fired at
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's motorcade in
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A Chicago native, he served in the
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at the
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Appleton, Wisconsin
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, and soon worked as program director at
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in
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. By 1957 he worked in Chicago at WBBM, then at WLS in 1959, and at WGN in 1970 from where he retired in 1981. He was a ten-year board member of
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In 1985, Jerome appeared as a contestant on ''
The Price Is Right
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'' and, notably, won the game Ten Chances with only three guesses (The fewest necessary to win, and was the first contestant to perform this feat).