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Pat McCormick (born c. 1933) is a retired American local television personality and puppeteer who worked for San Francisco's KGO-TV, and Oakland's KTVU channel 2, where among many jobs he was the nightly news' weatherman, hosted the midday movie Dialing for Dollars program, and co-hosted the local edition of the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon.
Nov 17, 2015 · Pat McCormick began working for KTVU in 1968 and retired in 1995. He also worked at KGO-TV. He is best known for his shows ‘Dialing for Dollars’ and ‘Charley and Humphrey.’
Sep 3, 2021 · He hosted telethons and the daily quiz Dialing For Dollars, and even acted as the nightly news weatherman for a while. But a sign over McCormick’s office was careful to give his characters credit for his success.
Mar 3, 2018 · Viewers watched Channel 2’s weatherman turned "Dialing for Dollars" host Pat McCormick hoping they would get that winning phone call, while others recall doing jumping jacks in their...
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On some stations (such as KTVU hosted by Pat McCormick, who also did voices for the Charley & Humphry puppets during a local cartoon show), the Dialing for Dollars format would be used during the local telecasting of a morning or afternoon movie.
By request, here is Pat McCormick who hosted "Dialing for Dollars" on KTVU in the 1970's. Does anyone remember this show? Let us know who you want to see featured on Throwback Thursday next week!
