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Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86


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Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
He was known to generations of viewers for hawking products such as the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman and Mr. Microphone.
By ANDREW DALTON and TED ANTHONYAssociated Press
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Ron Popeil, the man behind those late-night, rapid-fire television commercials that sold everything from Mr. Microphone to the Pocket Fisherman to the classic Veg-O-Matic, is surrounded by his wares in 1982 at his office in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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LOS ANGELES Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said. ....

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TV pitchman Popeil dies at 86


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TV pitchman Popeil dies at 86
Veg-O-Matic, Pocket Fisherman among gadgets he hawked
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Ron Popeil, founder of Ronco Industries, poses with some of his products in the kitchen of his Los Angeles home in March 1999.
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LOS ANGELES Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.
Popeil died suddenly and peacefully Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement. He was 86. No cause of death was given. ....

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Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV infomercials, dies at 86


Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
The infomercial icon popularized phrases like, “But wait there’s more,” and “Now how much would you pay?”
Author: ANDREW DALTON and TED ANTHONY (Associated Press)
Published: 10:27 PM CDT July 28, 2021
Updated: 10:27 PM CDT July 28, 2021
LOS ANGELES Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.
Popeil died “suddenly and peacefully” Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement. He was 86. No cause of death was given. ....

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Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86


Ron Popeil, inventor and king of TV pitchmen, dies at 86
By ANDREW DALTON and TED ANTHONY
Updated: July 28, 2021 11:40 PM
Created: July 28, 2021 11:18 PM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ron Popeil, the quintessential TV pitchman and inventor known to generations of viewers for hawking products including the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Showtime Rotisserie and BBQ, has died, his family said.
Popeil died suddenly and peacefully Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement. He was 86. No cause of death was given.
Popeil essentially invented the popular image of the American television pitchman, whose novel products solved frustrating problems viewers didn t know they had. He popularized much of the vernacular of late-night TV ads and infomercials, with lines like Now how much would you pay? and Set it and forget it. ....

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