- Wife, Nancy Fleming, was Miss America 1961.
- Jim Lange's career as a disc jockey continued through the decades. He was a deejay before, during, and after his The Dating Game (1965) stint; and was one of the most popular DJs in the San Francisco Bay Area before retiring in 2005.
- Was the morning DJ at KABL FM 92.1 in the San Francisco Bay area. (April 2005)
- Jim Lange died on February 25, 2014, at age 81, 4 months later, radio disc jockey Casey Kasem, passed away in the same year, but was the age ahead of Lange. Kasem appeared on an episode of Lange's The Dating Game (1965), as a bachelor.
- Before he was a successful game show host, he worked a midday fixture on Gene Autry's flagship KMPC, when he chose to return to Frisco radio in Los Angeles, California.
- His mentor when he was young was 'Gene Autry (I)'.
- After KABL went off the air, he retired from hosting radio at the age of 73.
- Before he was a successful radio disc jockey and game show host, he packed pickles in a pickle factory.
- Before Richard Dawson had Lange as a guest on Family Feud (1976), Lange appeared on an episode of The Dating Game (1965) as one of the bachelors, but didn't win a date.
- Was influenced by: Tennessee Ernie Ford.
- Friends with: Bob Barker, Bob Goen, Bill Cullen, Wink Martindale, Geoff Edwards, Dick Clark, Bob Eubanks, Alex Trebek, Chuck Barris, Jack Barry, Jim Perry, Chuck Woolery, Marc Summers, Peter Tomarken, Pat Sajak, Richard Dawson, Tom Kennedy and Monty Hall.
- Worked with game show announcer Johnny Gilbert twice: Hollywood Connection (1977) and $1, 000, 000 Chance of a Lifetime (1986).
- Was in the US Marine Corps.
- Before he was a successful game show host, he used to work at a golf caddy, at a local golf course.
- Was elected to the Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame in 2006.
- After he retired from hosting game shows, he and his wife Nancy Fleming moved back to San Francisco Bay Area of Mill Valley, California, where he eventually accepted an offer to broadcast weekday mornings on 'Magic 61,' at KFRC radio, by then owned by real estate magnate Peter Bedford (Bedford Broadcasting). After the sale of KFRC-AM and FM (99.7) FM (the new owners decided to simulcast the FM 'oldies' format on 610 AM), Jim and the show decamped for a run on KKSJ, San Jose.
- It was Lange's idea to play host to unfamiliar/familiar celebrities, appearing as either bachelors or bachelorettes, who went on to become actors on The Dating Game (1965).
- In the same situation as fellow game show host, Geoff Edwards, Lange was also ranked fifth behind Bill Cullen, Tom Kennedy, Wink Martindale and Alex Trebek, in the number of game shows hosted at 8, with Bob Eubanks and of course, Edwards, sharing that record.
- It was Chuck Barris's idea for him to blow a kiss at the end of every The Dating Game (1965) episode, something Barris had thought of doing for Lange.
- Met future wife, Nancy Fleming, who was working with Lange, for KSFO in San Francisco, California, she came through as Miss America in 1961, Lange interviewed her and she disappeared from his life, he never saw her again until 1974 or 1975 when he met again on "AM San Francisco.".
- Was planning on returning to host The All-New Dating Game (1986), but was under contract with Lorimar-Telepictures (now Warner Bros. Television), before TPE Enterprises, hence, the job was immediately given to Elaine Joyce before Jeff MacGregor (son of McLean Stevenson of M*A*S*H (1972) fame).
- Afternoon Drive Disk Jockey/Personality - KSFO Radio San Francisco, California (1960s thru 1970s)
- Graduated from St. Thomas Academy High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1950.
- Hosted The New Newlywed Game (1984) once on Valentine's Day, for ABC.
- Before he was a successful game show host, he worked in the visitors' clubhouse at old Lexington Park, home of an earlier incarnation of the St. Paul Saints.
- Met fellow game show host, Wink Martindale, while working in the Chuck Barris Studios, in Los Angeles, California, prior to becoming a game show host in 1967. Among the staff were: Bob Eubanks and Bob Barker.
- Before he was a successful game show host, he made his Bay Area radio debut as 'The All-Night Mayor,' on KGO Radio, in San Francisco, California.
- Was physically healthy and physically active until his death at age 81.
- Jim Lange passed away on February 25, 2014, just one week before fellow game show host, Geoff Edwards passed away.
- During his 2 season run on $1, 000, 000 Chance of a Lifetime (1986), Lange had 9 married couples, who won the grand prize of $1 million dollars.
- Hosted game shows that involved music: $100, 000 Name That Tune (1984) and Triple Threat.
- Met fellow game show host, Geoff Edwards, also at the Chuck Barris Studios in Los Angeles, California, in 1973. At that time, Edwards's second game show was The New Treasure Hunt (1973).
- Best remembered by the public as the original host of The Dating Game (1965).
- After Triple Threat, he retired from hosting game shows at age 56.
- Was employed with Chuck Barris Productions from 1965 to 1980.
- Before he was a successful game show host, he was also the announcer and sidekick to Tennessee Ernie Ford, on Ford's own show.
- Had returned to Gene Autry/Golden West-owned KSFO by 1971, and remained there until the station was sold in 1983.
- Was Chuck Barris's first choice to host The Dating Game (1965).
- Commuted from San Francisco to Los Angeles, to host The Dating Game (1965).
- Survived by his wife, his sister, five children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.
- Just months before his death, he celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary with wife Nancy.
- When Lange was age 15, he discovered a passion for radio after winning an audition at a local station.
- Got the job as host of Celebrity Bullseye (1980), because of his friendship with Jack Barry.
- Best friend Steve Cannon talked Lange into moving to San Francisco, California.
- Attended the University of Minnesota, on the Chick Evans Scholarship through the Western Golf Association.
- Before he was a successful game show host, he portrayed the title character for "Captain 11," a children's program in the mid-1950s that joined in the outer space craze of that era and aired on WMIN, Channel 11, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- When he was growing up, he used to listen to Steve Cannon, when he was thinking about becoming a disc jockey.
- Hosted 9 game shows in his five-decade career.
- Drafted Lange into the Marine Corps, between 1956 to 1959, landed him in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he was the entertainment director on the base.
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