Richard, who hosted the game show from 1976 to 1985, had a penchant for kissing female contestants on the mouth, and this caused fans to raise concerns about the health safety of guests on the show.

"A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars" details the policy in response to the host's penchant for smooching contestants. Kliph Nesteroff's recently released Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and ...

A new book alleges Family Feud contestants had to take herpes tests on set when Richard Dawson was hosting the famous game show in the ’70s and ’80s. Kliph Nesteroff wrote about the bizarre rule in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Richard Dawson, the kiss-happy ...

(NEXSTAR) – Richard Dawson, the kiss-happy original host of “Family Feud,” wasn’t the producers’ first choice for the job. Instead, he said, they wanted to boldly go with another popular actor of the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Richard Dawson, the kiss-happy ...