10 QUESTIONS {fascinating people}
PAT McMAHON Actor, TV host and Valley legend
Photo courtesy of AZTV
1. Your parents were vaudeville performers. What was that like, growing up as a child? It was a dream childhood. My playmates were magicians, comedians and acrobats. I was homeschooled grades one to eight as we traveled through 50 states and several countries.
2. You were in special services in the Army and performed for troops across the U.S. What did you learn from this experience? Performing for the military was a fabulous way to serve. Besides, I would have been a lousy soldier. 10 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | FEBRUARY 2020
3. How did you come to Phoenix? After the stint in the Army, I decided to seek my broadcast fortune in New York, but stopped in Phoenix first. I never left.
4. How did you break into television? I was in radio in Davenport, Iowa, and started my own “American Bandstand” type of show for teens.
5. You were part of “The Wallace and Ladmo Show” for 30 years. What’s your favorite memory from that time? All 30 years make for one incredible memory.
