Charlie Tuna

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This article is about the TV announcer and radio personality. For information about the Starkist mascot, see Charlie the Tuna.

Charlie Tuna is a well known radio personality from Los Angeles, and is currently based on station KBIG-FM 104.3. He hosts a show called "Charlie Tuna in the Morning," which airs Monday through Friday from 5:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

He has been the announcer on a number of television game shows, including Scrabble, Scattergories, and The New Battlestars.

Charlie served as announcer for Casey Kasem on his 1980's television program America's Top 10. Two decades later, on the weekends of October 8/9, 2005 and August 12/13, 2006 Charlie stepped into Casey's shoes and filled in for him on his radio programs, American Top 20 and American Top 10 for the weekend.

Charlie is also the host of Back to the 70s, a nationally syndicated radio program dedicated to the music of the 1970s produced by M.G. Kelly.