TO BRAD: How Jan got his name? He was born Murray Janofsky in the East Bronx and while performing as a teenager was told he might be remembered better with something new!

I was amazed after reading the reporter's article on Mr. Murray, that the listings didn't include "Treasure Hunt" which is the TV program that I remember him on the most. I didn't watch much Television in the 60's. He will be missed. He was a very lively, aggressive host, and I enjoyed him very much. I always wondered which parent was responsible for the name "Jan" and why?

Jan Murray was the host of a show called Treasure Hunt in the late 1950's. The main source of interest for me as a prepubescent jerk kid was the fact that the young lady that rolled out the treasure chest was Marian Stafford, an early Playboy bunny and my next door neighbor's cousin. We'd watch the show, then pull out the copy we had stashed and give it a close comparison to what we'd seen on the screen.