Biography
It comes as no surprise that his childhood dream was to host game shows. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Goen began training for his chosen profession in high school, taking speech classes and announcing track meets. While at Long Beach City College, he made inroads into broadcasting by offering radio play-by-play for the school's sports teams. In his senior year at San Diego State, Goen worked as a tape dubber and disc jockey. …
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Career Milestones
1996 | Promoted to co-anchor of "Entertainment Tonight" | |
| Served as master of ceremonies at the annual telecasts of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageant | ||
1993 | Joined the daily syndicated program "Entertainment Tonight" as correspondent; also served as co-host of "Entertainment This Week"; later became subsititute anchor | |
1992 | Was host of two short-lived game shows, "Hollywood Game" (CBS) and "Born Lucky" (Lifetime) | |
1988 | Hosted the daytime version of "Wheel of Fortune" (CBS) | |
1989 | Made acting debut as game show host on an episode of the ABC sitcom "Perfect Strangers" | |
1988 | Hosted the syndicated "Great Weekend" | |
1987 | Served as host of the CBS game show "The Home Shopping Game" | |
1986 | Hosted the syndicated game show "Perfect Match" | |
1986 | Moved to Hollywood | |
1981 | Hired as sports anchor at KESQ-TV in Palm Srpings | |
1978 | Hired as a disc jockey and producer at radio station KPRO in Riverside, California; promoted to program director | |
1977 | Began career as a newsman for KFOX in Long Beach | |
| Raised in Long Beach, California | ||