TCNW 749: Howard McNear as Acting Specialist

Host: Allan Newsome Running time: 0:35:07 I'm always looking for things we may never have seen related to our friends in Mayberry. That being stories, photos, articles, or just about anything touching on either the characters on The Andy Griffith Show or the actors who played them. I recently ran across an article from the Los Angeles Times from January 12, 1960 titled "Howard McNear as Acting Specialist" and felt like I had struck gold. There isn't any talk about his time on The Andy Griffith Show because McNear first appeared as Floyd in the episode "Mayberry Goes Hollywood" on January 2, 1961, almost a year after this article was published. He had already been a barber on TV tough because he appeared as "Andy the barber" on season 2, episode 8 of "Leave it to Beaver" called "The Shave" (November 20, 1958). It was a memorable yet fairly small role that may have paved the way to Mayberry. I realize I'm a bit biased toward this actor but I hope you'll enjoy hearing a bit more about him and his career before "Floyd." I've done nine episodes of the podcast about Howard McNear but since I've done about 740 episode that are not about him, I think I'm balancing pretty well. We'll play some trivia to wrap up the fun. Sit back and enjoy the show! Sign up for the Two Chairs E-mail Mailing List Don't forget to sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting e-mail mailing list.  I want to be able to reach out to you if there's a problem with the website and the best way to do that is by using a mailing list.  Don't worry, I won't be filling your mailbox with e-mail but I would like to have a way to say "hey" if the need arises. Contact Info Follow Two Chairs No Waiting on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter. I  post Mayberry things there as another way to let folks know about The Andy Griffith Show. Please leave comments or ask questions on the TwoChairsNoWaiting.com website or using the contact information given in the podcast. I would love to have you be a part of our next feedback episode. Call the Two Chairs No Waiting Hot-line at (888) 684-8415 and leave a voice mail to be part of the show. If you use iTunes, please visit the Two Chairs No Waiting page of the iTunes store and leave a review and rating. Related Links: Two Chairs Podcasts about Howard McNear Mayberry Days Mayberry Man Movie (FREE on YouTube) Mayberry Event Calendar TAGSRWC Facebook Page (Facebook) Subscribe to The Weaver's Newsletter Two Chairs No Waiting Related Merchandise Weaver's Department Store The Mayberry Historical Society Mayberry Man Movie – Mayberry Man Movie (YouTube channel) iMayberry Community – http://imayberrycommunity.com/ Sign up for the Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast mailing list The Mayberry Channel on YouTube.com – http://www.youtube.com/user/mayberrycom Executive producer of Two Chairs No Waiting for Episode #749: Terry Neiman Patreon Patron of the Week #749: Bob & Pat Mundy Be a Patreon patron and support the show – https://www.patreon.com/twochairs