Korean War
McMahon was a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and returned to the United States after the war. He graduated college and became a television producer in Philadelphia. He later served in the 
, completing another tour of duty, then was selected as the announcer for ABC daytime program "Who Do You Trust?" This was the first time McMahon worked alongside Johnny Carson. The two were paired up again four years later as McMahon replaced Hugh Downs as the announcer on "The Tonight Show". McMahon earned a reported US$1 million a year working with Carson. 
American TV personality and &quot;Tonight Show&quot; sidekick Ed McMahon dies at 86