Richard Sher (July 18, 1948 – February 9, 2015) was the creator, executive producer, and host of the panel show ''

Says You! ''Says You!'' is a word game quiz show that airs weekly in the United States on public radio stations. Richard Sher created the show in 1996 with the guiding philosophy: "It's not important to KNOW the answers: it's important to LIKE the answe ...

''. Sher graduated from

Dickinson College , mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning , established = , type = Private liberal arts college , endowment = $645.5 million (2022) , president = J ...

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and worked as an optician. He then got a master's degree in communications from Boston University. He worked as a producer on Boston TV shows ''

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'' and '' Evening Magazine'' prior to creating ''Says You!''

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1948 births 2015 deaths American radio personalities American radio producers Boston University College of Communication alumni Dickinson College alumni American opticians People from Easton, Pennsylvania {{US-tv-producer-stub