Wayne Mack
Wayne Mack | |
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| Born | Vernis McGlinn May 22, 1924 New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Team(s) | New Orleans Saints professional football team Tulane University college football |
Wayne Mack (May 22, 1924 – April 1, 1993) was a
New Orleans, Louisiana
, market from 1958 to 1992.
Early life and education
Mack was born Vernis McGlinn in
Chicago, Illinois in 1947. Mack subsequently worked briefly at a variety of radio stations before settling in New Orleans in 1958.[1]
Career as a television personality
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| Photographs of Wayne Mack | |
 “1984 photograph of Wayne Mack in a broadcaster's booth", as published in the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper | |
| "Photograph of Wayne Mack on the television studio set as the Great MacNutt", as available from The Historic New Orleans Collection |
Mack was host of 1960s
short subject.[2]
In the
Three Stooges movie, “The Outlaws is Coming”, he played Jesse James. Mack appeared in a total of seven movies, including “The Killer Bees” and “Pretty Baby” (minor roles).[2]
As in most early day
Legacy as a sportscaster
Mack, together with fellow New Orleans sportscasters
Buddy Diliberto, provided the New Orleans television market with a unique and distinctive repertoire of sports broadcasters. The three New Orleans sportscasters were discussed together by New Orleans journalist Bill Baumgarner. Mack was posthumously named to the Greater New Orleans Broadcasters Hall of Fame.[4] Mack authored a book detailing the early history of the New Orleans Saints professional football team.[5] On July 13, 1993, Mack was also posthumously given the Fleur De Lis Award by the New Orleans Saints and admitted to their team's Hall of Fame.[1]
Mack was married to Mary Lou Schmidt McGlinn and had six daughters. He died from cancer and was
cremated in Metairie, Louisiana.[1]
External links
- Wayne Mack at IMDb
- WDSU-TV ON AIR CELEBRITIES
- Anecdote about Wayne Mack by WDSU director
- The Outlaws are Coming at Kiddiematinee.com
- A video of Wayne Mack from the WDSU Midday Show reunion
References
- ^ New Orleans Times-Picayune.
- ^ a b "Wayne Mack". Variety Magazine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-7385-5404-4.
- ISBN 978-1455609529. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ISBN 0930892186.
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