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Burton Merrele Richardson (born September 29, 1949) is an American television announcer.

Richardson has primarily been known as the announcer for The Arsenio Hall Show from 1989 to 1994, where he became best known for his long-drawn-out introduction of the show's host: "ARSENIOOOOOOO... HALL!" Richardson has also announced for various game shows, including Rodeo Drive, Russian Roulette, WinTuition, To Tell the Truth (1990 and 2000), The New Price Is Right (1994–1995), Family Feud (1999–2010), and Celebrity Family Feud (2008, 2015–2023).

Richardson was also immortalised on Prince's iconic “Love Symbol” (1992) album where he can be heard introducing Prince and his band the New Power Generation on its opening track: “My Name is Prince”.

From 2001, Richardson was one of several announcers who filled in on The Price Is Right for Rod Roddy during his terminal illness period, and was also a guest announcer for an episode of The Price Is Right that aired on December 22, 2006, when Rich Fields missed taping an episode due to laryngitis. Richardson was also the announcer for Family Game Night on The Hub from 2010 to 2012.

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