Game show host, radio DJ Geoff Edwards of ‘Treasure Hunt,’ ‘Jackpot,’ dies at 83

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This circa 1974 photo from Chuck Barris Productions shows Geoff Edwards on the television show, "The New Treasure Hunt." The agent for Edwards says the veteran TV game show host has died. Agent Fred Westbrook said Edwards, 83, died Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2014, at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. (AP Photo/Chuck Barris Productions)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Geoff Edwards’ agent says the veteran TV game show host has died at age 83.

Fred Westbrook says Edwards died of complications of pneumonia Wednesday afternoon at a Los Angeles area hospital.

Edwards was the emcee of game shows including “Treasure Hunt” and “Jackpot.” He also worked as a radio DJ and made appearances on TV series including “Petticoat Junction,” ”I Dream of Jeannie” and “Diff’rent Strokes.”

Funeral plans for the Westfield, N.J., native are pending.

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