Producers Chose to Use a Skinny Microphone
Avid fans of ‘The Price Is Right’ are familiar that the show’s host always uses a small microphone. The producers quickly realized that many of the contestants would have never been on TV before the game show.
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They wanted to help make them feel as natural as possible to make sure the show ran smoothly. The team decided to use a skinny microphone to make it less frightening. Now, it’s less like they’re being interrogated for the news and are less likely to grab the microphone.