Ed McMahon's laugh went hand in hand with The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.  He was America's sidekick, pitchman, and all-around good guy. 

In 2001, I had the pleasure of meeting Ed when I was working with the Mojo in the Morning show on WKQI-FM in Detroit.  He was so kind and generous with his time.  He told fun Hollywood stories, and was willing to play along with me when I jumped into my Johnny Carson impression. 

Here's a sample from that interview:

After the interview, I asked Ed if he would mind recording some liners for us, and he didn't hesitate.  He even recorded a personal message for my voice demo, which I still have on my website.  After it was all said and done, we shook hands, said goodbye, and then his assistant came up to me and asked for my address or business card.  I was suprised, thinking, 'what would he need with that?'.  Well, a couple weeks later, I found out.  Ed had sent me an autographed photo, personalized saying, "For Eric...Great Carson!...Ed McMahon"  I couldn't believe it.  Such a class act.  Ed McMahon was one of the good guys.