Who should replace Rich Fields as TPIR announcer?

[Bluejay]

As you may have known, Rich Fields' contract was not renewed with The Price Is Right .  Rich said on his website that they wanted to go with an improv comic to be the new announcer.  Right now, they are trying out three announcers: J.D. Roberto, Brad Sherwood, and Jeff Bryan Davis.  Roberto was on "Shop 'Til You Drop", Sherwood hosted "The Dating Game", and Davis was on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", which was hosted by Drew Carey.  I have a feeling Davis will have the inside track.

However, if you were to hire an announcer for The Price Is Right, who would you want?

Would you want to go with Roberto, Davis, or Sherwood, or would you rather go for a traditional announcer type?
My suggestions:
Dee Bradley Baker: was a great announcer on "Shop 'Til You Drop" with Pat Finn, often did improv comedy and dressed up as characters such as Grandma Curmudgeon.
Randy West
Art Sanders (was Bob Barker's First choice to replace Rod Roddy until he hear Rich Fields"
Burton Richardson (subbed for Roddy and Fields, also announcer for "The Arsenio Hall Show" [I still remember his "ARSENIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO..... HALL! intro])

Who would you choose and why?

[444dd]

I Think Brad will do good I love this voice.  Dee Baker was great as olmac on legands of the hidden temple so he would do good to.

[RatGnawedCheez]

JD Roberto is okay, but I have higher expectations for Jeff Davis and Brad Sherwood.   I'd have to hear them to decide who I'd rather have.

Of course, I know it's a long shot, but I'd love it if they gave Randy West an audition.   I know they probably see him as too "traditional", but he's definitely a funny guy, and I think he'd be just as capable at improvising and making off-the-cuff comments as anybody else they're trying out.

[PriceFan07]

No one should replace him - he should still be there! But of the guys they currently have doing the part, I will say that while JD isn't terrible at all, he isn't as good as Rich. JD emphasizes the right words and has a nice tone when describing the products, but his actual voice just seems out of place on TPiR. It may take some getting used to, but he seems a little off.

[Wayoshi]

It's a bit too early for this. Let all the announcers have their first, FULL go (ALL tapings in their set). Also, there's a 99.9% chance it's between the three chosen ones only.

[Flerbert419]

Also, there's a 99.9% chance it's between the three chosen ones only.

Actually, I would think that there's a decent chance that none of them get chosen.

Just like rotating models, we would now have rotating announcers....forever.

Notice how there's not really any message stating that this is a "tryout" period or that there is a job available.

Wonder if we can get a rotating executive producer.....

[Bluejay]

As you may have known, Rich Fields' contract was not renewed with The Price Is Right .  Rich said on his website that they wanted to go with an improv comic to be the new announcer.  Right now, they are trying out three announcers: J.D. Roberto, Brad Sherwood, and Jeff Bryan Davis.  Roberto was on "Shop 'Til You Drop", Sherwood hosted "The Dating Game", and Davis was on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", which was hosted by Drew Carey.  I have a feeling Davis will have the inside track.

However, if you were to hire an announcer for The Price Is Right, who would you want?

Would you want to go with Roberto, Davis, or Sherwood, or would you rather go for a traditional announcer type?
My suggestions:
Dee Bradley Baker: was a great announcer on "Shop 'Til You Drop" with Pat Finn, often did improv comedy and dressed up as characters such as Grandma Curmudgeon.
Randy West
Art Sanders (was Bob Barker's First choice to replace Rod Roddy until he hear Rich Fields"
Burton Richardson (subbed for Roddy and Fields, also announcer for "The Arsenio Hall Show" [I still remember his "ARSENIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO..... HALL! intro])

Who would you choose and why?

I looked up Brad Sherwood's bio on IMDB and he also did "Whose Line" with Drew Carey.
I'll miss Rich like I miss Johnny Olsen and Rod Roddy, but I also wish J.D. Roberto, Brad Sherwood, and Jeff Bryan Davis the best of luck.

[John92]

Or if Jonathan Magnum (known for his famous "IT"S THE LET'S MAKE A DEAL VAULT!" speil) would announce.

[AthleticsFan]

What about Liz Hernandez (Power 106 FM - KPWR & Make Me A Millionaire) hopefully she would get a good replacement to Rich Fields and participate in showcases compared to the late Johnny Olsen.

[dh027]

JD emphasizes the right words and has a nice tone when describing the products, but his actual voice just seems out of place on TPiR. It may take some getting used to, but he seems a little off.

It's like J.D. has Gene Wood syndrome. Gene Wood was a talented announcer.  One of the best in the business.  He was the voice of Family Feud for almost 20 years.  After Johnny Olson died, Gene did some shows on The Price is Right.  He was horrible (in my opinion).  His announcing style did not fit with that type of show.

Back to J.D.  As far as his announcing ability, I must say I was pleasantly surprised.  He's not bad.  I think many begrudge him because he had to follow Rich (and he is a personal friend of Mike Richards). 

But just like Gene Wood (who I think J.D. kind of sounds like), J.D.'s announcing style does not mseh well with a show like The Price is Right.

While I'm not a big fan of the announcer talking at random parts of the show, it's not that big of a deal to me.

[Axl]

But just like Gene Wood (who I think J.D. kind of sounds like)

J.D. has a thin, nasal voice.  Gene had a booming, raspy voice.  I don't see how the two are similar.

As far as his announcing ability, I must say I was pleasantly surprised.  He's not bad.  I think many begrudge him because he had to follow Rich (and he is a personal friend of Mike Richards). 

Many of the people who are criticizing J.D. (including me) had no great love for Rich either.  Personally, I don't think J.D. is intolerable, but he's not very good, and this rotation system gives him no opportunity to grow into the role.

While I'm not a big fan of the announcer talking at random parts of the show, it's not that big of a deal to me.

I think it's fine when the announcer and Drew are actually conversing.  When J.D. tries to insert a random comment, it seems that Drew and the audience usually can't hear him, and the comment falls flat.  If they're not already doing it, the production should put the announcer and model mics on a separate audio track.  That would allow them to easily edit out any asides that don't go anywhere.  Less distracting that way.

[wrikent3500]

Rick dees....

[DarkBaron]

Randy West.

[88JRFAN]

I say either Burton Richardson or Randy West

[Roadgeek Adam]

* Roadgeek Adam echoes Wayoshi's comment.

Also, according to Mike Richards, Jeff Davis only started taping his recently. They said they finished JD Roberto's stuff. He does better at announcing than hosting the remake of Shop Till You Drop that really pissed me off.