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Billy Mays Tribute

June 28, 7:02 PMKansas City TV ExaminerTimothy English
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   Billy Mays 1958-2009

America's favorite pitchman dead at 50

     Billy Mays, famous for his TV infomercials, passed away last night in his sleep at the age of 50 according to a press release by the Discovery Channel.  Mays hosted a show called Pitchmen.  Mays did commercials for OxiClean and The Awesome Auger and even spoofed himself in a commercial run for ESPN.

     Discovery Channel will be showing an all day marathon of the show on July 1st starting at 10 a.m. CST with the finale airing that night at 9:00 p.m. CST.

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