Spoiler : Born in Jersey City, New Jersey 8/24/1917; died 6/3/1997 of cancer at his Palm Springs, California home. Brother of television producer Lou Sposa. Married to Marjorie Crawford (1952-?). Educated at The Theatre School of Dramatic Arts and St. Peter's College. James began his career as a radio announcer in the 1930's at stations WAAT-Jersey City and WNEW-New York. He began his television career with DuMont's experimental New York station in 1938.

Spoiler : Host of Lawyer Q on Mutual-Radio (1947). Announcer on Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour for ABC- Radio (1948-1952); ABC-TV (1951).

Spoiler : Host of television programs including the first daytime television game show, Cash And Carry on DuMont (1946-1947); Prime Time Boxing on DuMont (1948-1950); Okay Mother on DuMont (1948-1951); The Dennis James Show on ABC (1951-1952); Chance Of A Lifetime on ABC and DuMont (1952-1956); Judge For Yourself on NBC (1954); The Name's The Same on ABC (1954-1955); On Your Account on CBS (1954-1956); High Finance on CBS (1956); Haggis Baggis on NBC (1958-1959); People Will Talk on NBC (1963); Name That Tune on NBC (1974-1980); syndicated series including P.D.Q. (1965-?); Can You Top This? (1969-1970); The Price Is Right (1972-1974).