Mac McGarry on the Net

[ChuckNet]

Absolutely. The few times I've been down in Washington and seen McGarry's act, it's always been top notch. And what makes it even more remarkable is that McGarry's been hosting this show since 1961 with no end in sight.

Wow...that'd make him the Don Francisco of the HS quiz circuit (Francisco has said that he'll continue to do Sabado Gigante until the day he dies, incidentally). :-)

Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")

[Allstar87]

I've been watching It's Academic since 2001, and I've always enjoyed it. (I have the first ever episode I watched on tape...yes, it still played/looked/sounded exactly the same.) Mac's a genuinely nice guy; after a taping I attended, I told him I wanted to become a game show host. He gave me a few pointers, and wished me good luck.

Interesting note: Ohio's Academic Challenge uses an almost-exact copy of the DC It's Academic format. The only difference is that AC offers a bonus in round 2 for getting all the questions right, IA does not.