Infomercial king Ron Popeil died "suddenly and peacefully" Wednesday at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement provided to CNN by Popeil representative Eric Ortner.

RON POPEIL: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to show you the greatest kitchen appliance ever made. It's called Chop-O-Matic. DAVIES: We're going to remember Ron Popeil, the inventor and pitchman behind ...

But wait — there’s no more. Salesman, marketing visionary and inventor Ron Popeil wrapped up a colorful life Wednesday morning, according to TMZ, which reports the 86-year-old Ronco founder died in a ...

"My philosophy is, When you snooze, you lose. If you have a great idea, at least take the chance and put your best foot forward."-Ron Popeil Does QVC president Doug Briggs have a shrine to Ron Popeil ...

Good lede by Matt Meyerhoff on this week's L.A. Business Journal front-pager about TV huckster Ron Popeil, who is now 70 years old, cashing out of his famous Ronco Corp, home of the Veg-o-Matic and a ...

Ron Popeil, the man largely responsible for infomercials as we know them, who used them to sell products that he had invented, such as the Pocket Fisherman, Hair in a Can spray, Mr. Microphone and ...

Four in the morning. Channel surfing with a friend. The choices: Nick at Nite's Rhoda episode of the evening: Joe (David Groh) has dinner with Rhoda's mother (Nancy Walker). On TNT, a James Bond film ...