Just a few musical notes can help explain the very career of Merv Griffin. (Soundbite of "Jeopardy" theme music) INSKEEP: That's the theme from the game show "Jeopardy." It's one of two long-running ...

LOS ANGELES — Merv Griffin, the big-band-era crooner turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, died Sunday. He was 82. Griffin ...

Merv Griffin, 82, a veteran talk-show host who created an empire of entertainment businesses, most notably as producer of the long-running game shows "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!," died Aug. 12 ...

Merv Griffin, a big band singer who became one of television's most popular talk-show hosts and formidable innovators, creating some of the medium's most popular game shows before becoming a major ...

Merv Griffin, the entertainer turned impresario who parlayed his "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" game shows into a multimillion-dollar empire, has died. He was 82.Griffin died of prostate cancer, ...