BU Now » Ed McMahon http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Ed McMahon dead at 86 http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/23/ed-mcmahon-dead-at-86/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2009/06/23/ed-mcmahon-dead-at-86/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:17:53 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=1605 Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson’s loyal sidekick on “The Tonight Show” for nearly three decades, died today in California.  He was 86.  College of Communication Professor Cathy Perron, director of the Television Program, can discuss McMahon’s impact on the medium.

Contact Cathy Perron, 617-353-4976, cperron@bu.edu

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