Wayne Mack (May 22, 1924 â€" April 1, 1993) was a broadcast
journalist, television entertainer, and sportscaster who served the
New Orleans, Louisiana, market from 1958 to 1992.Mack was born Vernis
McGlinn in Pekin, Illinois. He served in the United States military in
World War II, after which he worked in a steel mill in Peoria,
Illinois. He graduated from the Columbia School of Broadcasting in
Chicago, Illinois in 1947. Mack subsequently worked briefly at a
variety of radio stations before settling in New Orleans in 1958.Mack
was host of 1960s WDSU-TV, Channel 6, New Orleans, Louisiana
children's television program that showed the “Three Stoogesâ€
shorts. His on-screen persona was the "Great McNutt†and he dressed
in movie director's garb, along with a large megaphone. His big line
was “Lights, camera, action, start the cotton pickin’ program!â€
just prior to the start of the short subject.In the Three Stooges
movie, “The Outlaws is Coming†, he played Jesse James. Mack
appeared in a total of seven movies, including “The Killer Beesâ€
and “Pretty Baby†(minor roles).
journalist, television entertainer, and sportscaster who served the
New Orleans, Louisiana, market from 1958 to 1992.Mack was born Vernis
McGlinn in Pekin, Illinois. He served in the United States military in
World War II, after which he worked in a steel mill in Peoria,
Illinois. He graduated from the Columbia School of Broadcasting in
Chicago, Illinois in 1947. Mack subsequently worked briefly at a
variety of radio stations before settling in New Orleans in 1958.Mack
was host of 1960s WDSU-TV, Channel 6, New Orleans, Louisiana
children's television program that showed the “Three Stoogesâ€
shorts. His on-screen persona was the "Great McNutt†and he dressed
in movie director's garb, along with a large megaphone. His big line
was “Lights, camera, action, start the cotton pickin’ program!â€
just prior to the start of the short subject.In the Three Stooges
movie, “The Outlaws is Coming†, he played Jesse James. Mack
appeared in a total of seven movies, including “The Killer Beesâ€
and “Pretty Baby†(minor roles).
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