Died February 22, 2011. Born 1917.

Cincinnati's first TV star who went on to work with Johnny Carson, Jackie Gleason and Regis Philbin, died Tuesday in Milford. He was 93.

Mr. Nimmo often told of how he quit as Carson's sidekick on ABC's "Who Do You Trust?" daytime game show in the late 1950s to star and host on his own game show, "For Love Or Money." Nimmo suggested that Carson hire Ed McMahon as his announcer - and McMahon followed Carson to "The Tonight Show" in 1962.

Mr. Nimmo did about everything on TV. He was an actor, singer, newscaster, emcee and announcer. He appeared on TV's "Teen Canteen" with Goorian and Betty Clooney (Nick's sister and George's aunt), "Melody Showcase" and other shows.

He did much of the same in New York for NBC, CBS, ABC and the old Dumont network from 1951 to 1964, working with Carson, Gleason, Jack Lemmon, Garry Moore and bandleaders Paul Whiteman and Sammy Kaye.

He was well known as "Bill the Bartender," doing live commercials during the "Pabst Blue Ribbon Wednesday Night Fights' in the 1950s. The Auctioneers of America presented him with its "Best Announcer" award in 1956.