
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.
Here are some of Billy Mays top sellers:
Oxi Clean:
Awesome Auger:
ESPN: