Wally Bruner  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search Bruner in 1975  Wally Bruner (March 4, 1931 –
November 3, 1997) was an American journalist and television
host. He covered Congress and the Lyndon Johnson administration
for ABC News in the 1960s. He was the first host of the
1968–1975 syndicated version of What's My Line? and went on to
host the syndicated home repair show Wally's Workshop.  Personal
life[edit]  Bruner was born in Ames, Iowa in 1931 to Wallace and
Audrey (Scott) Bruner. He was raised in Tell City, Indiana.[1]
He married his classmate Patricia (Thomas) Bruner after
graduation. They had eight children: Rickey, born in 1950,
Sherri, born in 1951; Michael, born in 1952, Ted and Tim
(twins), born in 1954, Kathy and Kevin (twins) born in 1955, and
Kristine, born in 1957. They divorced in the late 60s. Bruner
met his second wife, Natalie, when she was a contestant on
What's My Line?. They had two children, Wally, Jr. and Lee.
Natalie co-starred on Wally's Workshop, and