John Patrick Michael "Pat" McMahon (born August 20,1935) is an actor and broadcaster, best known for his portrayal of numerous characters on The Wallace and Ladmo Show, a daily children's variety show broadcast on KPHO-TV in Phoenix.[1] McMahon is also a longstanding fixture on the Phoenix broadcasting scene where he has worked at KRIZ, KOY, and KTAR radio stations—serving as program director, disc jockey, and talk-show host, among other positions.
McMahon was born to vaudeville performers, Jack and Adelaide McMahon—billed as "McMahon and Adelaide" [2][3] At age five, he joined the act and spent 12 years touring the world. The family eventually settled in Davenport, Iowa where McMahon attended high school and St. Ambrose College.[1]
He has been married to Duffy McMahon, a psychotherapist, for over thirty years and lives in suburban Phoenix.[4]
Careeredit
McMahon's broadcasting career began while he was in college when he took a job as a disc jockey at Davenport radio station KSTT. His career was interrupted by a stint in the Army, beginning in 1958.[1]
He had gained some television experience while in the service and, after he was discharged, decided to try to break into the business in Phoenix. In 1960, he began working at KPHO-TV in a variety of capacities.[2] At that time, It's Wallace had already been on the air six years—hosted by Wallace (Bill Thompson) and Ladmo (Ladimir Kwiatkowski). They decided they needed a third person to play various characters in the skits they performed in between cartoons and McMahon was incorporated into the show. His most memorable role was as Gerald, a wealthy, spoiled boy who was ostensibly the station manager's nephew.
By the time Wallace and Ladmo, as it came to be known, went off the air almost 30 years later, McMahon had played dozens of characters, including "Boffo the Clown, a clown who hated children; Marshall Good, the cowboy from New Jersey who always bummed quarters from kids; Captain Super, the right-wing superhero that needed a night-light to sleep; and Aunt Maud, the senior citizen that told twisted fairy tales."[5] One character, Hub Kapp, received national attention as the lead singer of Hub Kapp and the Wheels (also featuring Wallace and Ladmo regular, Mike Condello). The band recorded several singles and made appearances on Tonight Starring Steve Allen and The Joey Bishop Show.[2]
^Cooley, Lee. "BWW Review: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND on Netflix". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^"Hall of Fame". Herberger Theater Center. 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
Further readingedit
Ruelas, Richard (2006). Thanks for Tuning In. Phoenix: Boffo Books.
Sweeney, Michael K.; Carole M. Palmer; Jeanne A. Kuhman (1994). HoHo!HaHa!HeeHee!HaHa! The Wallace and Ladmo Show: 35 Years of Laughter. Phoenix: View Designs.
McMahon, Duffy; Coté, Robin (2018). "The man, the myth, the legend-Pat McMahon". starworldwidenetworks.com. Retrieved 2018-11-06.. An interview with McMahon about his life.
mcmahon, actor, john, patrick, michael, mcmahon, born, august, 1935, actor, broadcaster, best, known, portrayal, numerous, characters, wallace, ladmo, show, daily, children, variety, show, broadcast, kpho, phoenix, mcmahon, also, longstanding, fixture, phoenix. John Patrick Michael Pat McMahon born August 20 1935 is an actor and broadcaster best known for his portrayal of numerous characters on The Wallace and Ladmo Show a daily children s variety show broadcast on KPHO TV in Phoenix 1 McMahon is also a longstanding fixture on the Phoenix broadcasting scene where he has worked at KRIZ KOY and KTAR radio stations serving as program director disc jockey and talk show host among other positions Pat McMahonBornAugust 20 1935Leavenworth KansasNationalityAmericanOccupation s actor radio executive and disc jockeyKnown forThe Wallace and Ladmo Show Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksPersonal life editMcMahon was born to vaudeville performers Jack and Adelaide McMahon billed as McMahon and Adelaide 2 3 At age five he joined the act and spent 12 years touring the world The family eventually settled in Davenport Iowa where McMahon attended high school and St Ambrose College 1 He has been married to Duffy McMahon a psychotherapist for over thirty years and lives in suburban Phoenix 4 Career editMcMahon s broadcasting career began while he was in college when he took a job as a disc jockey at Davenport radio station KSTT His career was interrupted by a stint in the Army beginning in 1958 1 He had gained some television experience while in the service and after he was discharged decided to try to break into the business in Phoenix In 1960 he began working at KPHO TV in a variety of capacities 2 At that time It s Wallace had already been on the air six years hosted by Wallace Bill Thompson and Ladmo Ladimir Kwiatkowski They decided they needed a third person to play various characters in the skits they performed in between cartoons and McMahon was incorporated into the show His most memorable role was as Gerald a wealthy spoiled boy who was ostensibly the station manager s nephew By the time Wallace and Ladmo as it came to be known went off the air almost 30 years later McMahon had played dozens of characters including Boffo the Clown a clown who hated children Marshall Good the cowboy from New Jersey who always bummed quarters from kids Captain Super the right wing superhero that needed a night light to sleep and Aunt Maud the senior citizen that told twisted fairy tales 5 One character Hub Kapp received national attention as the lead singer of Hub Kapp and the Wheels also featuring Wallace and Ladmo regular Mike Condello The band recorded several singles and made appearances on Tonight Starring Steve Allen and The Joey Bishop Show 2 McMahon played the role of Marvin P Fassbender in Orson Welles The Other Side of the Wind 6 Currently McMahon continues to work in radio and television for KTAR and AZTV Awards editRegional Emmy s The Arizona Music amp Entertainment Hall of Fame 2 The Arizona Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame The Herberger Theater Hall of Fame 2001 7 Edward R Murrow Award International Broadcasting Gold Medal Honorary Doctorate Ottawa University Radio Program Director of the Year 1970 Los Angeles Recording Industry Man of the Year 1969 See also editThe Wallace and Ladmo ShowReferences edit a b c Pat McMahon Biography KPHO TV Retrieved 2015 06 17 a b c d Pat McMahon Biography Arizona Music amp Entertainment Hall of Fame Retrieved 2015 06 17 McMahon s birthdate is not listed in most of his online biographical material However The Arizona Historymakers Biography lists it as 1933 https www historicalleague org historymaker inside aspx historymakerid 63 McMahon Duffy About Duffy McMahon duffymcmahon com Retrieved 2018 11 06 Wallace amp Ladmo Arizona Stories Arizona PBS Retrieved 2015 06 17 Cooley Lee BWW Review THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND on Netflix BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 13 December 2020 Hall of Fame Herberger Theater Center 2014 07 04 Retrieved 2018 11 06 Further reading editRuelas Richard 2006 Thanks for Tuning In Phoenix Boffo Books Sweeney Michael K Carole M Palmer Jeanne A Kuhman 1994 HoHo HaHa HeeHee HaHa The Wallace and Ladmo Show 35 Years of Laughter Phoenix View Designs External links editPat McMahon at IMDb Arizona Music amp Entertainment Hall of Fame The Wallace and Ladmo Foundation Official Site WallaceWatchers com fan site Official Facebook Page McMahon Duffy Cote Robin 2018 The man the myth the legend Pat McMahon starworldwidenetworks com Retrieved 2018 11 06 An interview with McMahon about his life nbsp Biography portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat McMahon actor amp oldid 1153989875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
