Transcript: 'Tonight Show' Announcer Ed McMahon Dies At 86

RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
06-23-2009
'Tonight Show' Announcer Ed McMahon Dies At 86

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 11:00-12:00 PM


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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

The TV personality who turned a simple introduction into a familiar catch phrase has died.

(Soundbite of TV show, "The Tonight Show")

Mr. ED McMAHON (TV Host): And now, ladies and gentlemen, here's Johnny!

(Soundbite of applause)

MONTAGNE: Ed McMahon was Johnny Carson's longtime sidekick on "The Tonight Show." He passed away early today at a hospital here in Los Angeles at the age of 86.

From the "Tonight Show" to ads for American Family Publishers sweepstakes, Ed McMahon was TV host, emcee, and charming huckster all in one.

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