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Ken Ober, Host of MTV's Remote Control, Dead at 52

Cause of death still uncertain

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 17, 2009 6:38 PM CST

(Newser) – Ken Ober, who hosted MTV’s 1980s game show Remote Control, died Sunday at 52; a rep says the cause is still unknown, but that the actor and stand-up comic complained of a headache and flu-like symptoms Saturday. The show—at the time a relative rarity, given that the channel still played music videos—tested young contestants’ knowledge of TV reruns, with The Brady Bunch a favorite topic.

Ken Ober in a 2004 photo.
Ken Ober in a 2004 photo.   (Getty Images)
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passinthru
Nov 19, 2009 6:24 AM CST
Rip Ken...Decent guy. :(
passinthru
Nov 19, 2009 6:24 AM CST
godawgs youre thinking of "singled out". and that was Chris Hardwick, not Ken Ober.
Derni
Nov 18, 2009 12:45 PM CST
Another reality check-this puts life back into perspective-everyday is a gift..a sad note,, a young man
 

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