Maurice James McGarry Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Maurice James "Mac" McGarry (June 15, 1926 – December 12, 2013) was the longtime host of the television quiz show It's Academic, which airs in Washington, D.C. on NBC-owned WRC-TV. He hosted the show for five decades, from October 7, 1961, when it first aired, until June 25, 2011.
He prepared for the show by researching pronunciations. He once spent an hour on the phone with the Russian Embassy until he could pronounce a Russian word properly.
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He was the host of It's Academic (1961) for 50 years.
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He graduated from Fordham University in 1947. A college classmate, renowned baseball announcer Vin Scully, encouraged him to apply for an announcing job at WRC-TV in 1950.
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Married 54 years at the time of his death.
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Hosted It's Academic (1961) from 1961-2011; also hosted the Baltimore, Maryland version from 1973-2000.
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May 4, 2005 - received a Governor's Commendation for his work on "It's Academic" as part of "Older Marylanders Month"
$10 Million