As the dirigible Hindenburg lands, weatherman Willard Scott lights a nice cigar. What gaseous element will he ignite, burning the airship to a cinder? Answer: Hydrogen. Is this important? Certainly ...

He was the the MTV generation's Alex Trebek. Ken Ober, host of the '80s game show "Remote Control" has died at 52, his representative confirmed to MTV News. While the cause of his death was not ...

Ken Ober, who became one of MTV‘s most familiar faces as the host of the music channel’s popular game show “Remote Control,” died of unknown causes over the weekend. He was 52. According to mtv.com, ...

Ken Ober, a comedian best known as the host of the 1980s-era MTV game show "Remote Control," died this weekend, Mark Measures, an agent at Abrams Artists who worked with him, said today. Ober, who ...

Do you remember that fabulous MTV show that featured three college-age contestants sitting in recliners? That's where many of us were introduced to Adam Sandler. My favorite was when the losers got ...

If you watched MTV between 1987 and 1992, chances are you were a big fan of Remote Control, the zany game-show hosted by Ken Ober, who passed away at 52 in Santa Monica this past weekend. There's a ...

People of a certain age (say, between the ages of 35 and 45) will remember MTV’s very first original non-music show “Remote Control.” Host Ken Ober presided over a Gen X trivia game in which the ...

The New York Times is reporting that comedian Ken Ober, best known as the host of MTV’s“Remote Control,” died this weekend of unknown causes, although he had been complaining of flu-like symptoms. He ...

Host of the MTV game show "Remote Control," Ken Ober, died this weekend, it was reported Monday. He was 52. A cause of death has not been released, the New York Times reported: Lee Kernis, a manager ...