Overview: Headline Hunters is a Canadian game show that appeared on CTV from 1972 to 1983. It was originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir. It was hosted by Jim Perry, who hosted two other Canadian game shows and several American game shows concurrently with its run. Dave Devall, who worked with Perry on the aforementioned two series, served as the announcer and was a de-facto co-host for this series.. It was a Glen-Warren Production for the CTV Television Network. During the final broadcast, Jim Perry applauded the long-running show for promoting news literacy. Perry carried many of his pet phrases with him on his later American game show, Sale of the Century, which he would host for six years.