James Anthony Tapp (April 18, 1918 – November 20, 2004) was a

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broadcaster. He began his career with closed-circuit radio broadcasts aboard in

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. He later became a radio announcer in

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. He went on to host a number of early

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shows, including ''Flashback'' and ''The Tapp Room''. During the 1960s, he was host of CTV's game show ''

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'' and the voice for

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in the animated series ''

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''. He was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame on November 29, 2004. He died on November 20, 2004, of

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, at the age of 86.

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* 1918 births 2004 deaths Deaths from pneumonia in Ontario Canadian radio personalities Canadian male voice actors {{Canada-radio-bio-stub