Sunday Passage For decades salesman Ron Popeil hawked household gadgets to millions of TV viewers, mastering the airwaves with his informercials for countless devices you just couldn't live without. He was 86. https://cbsn.ws/3flSAVs | CBS Sunday Morning

I loved the world of Ron Popeil and K-Tel! His products, and especially their brilliant, pioneering commercials, were a giant part of the backdrop to my childhood, adolescence and adulthood. I still can recite the entire voiceovers to the original Veg-o-matic and Mr. Microphone commercials. My obsession with infomercials goes directly back to Popeil. In my opinion, he was a genius. RIP, Ron. ❤️ https://peewee.com/2021/07/29/r-i-p-ronco-ron-popeil-father-to-veg-o-matic-and-mr-microphone/ #RonPope