In the 1980s, “Family Feud,” starring Richard Dawson, was traveling around the country looking for families to be on the show. Madison, Wis., was one of the cities they visited in search of one family to bring out to Hollywood.
Nine hundred families auditioned in Madison. My family, by some miracle of the planets aligning correctly, was selected. We were flown out to Hollywood, put up at the Hyatt on Sunset Blvd. and treated by gracious hosts for five days.