Johnny Grant and Hollywood are synonymous. As Tinseltown`s Honorary Mayor, he has been one of the community`s most enthusiastic supporters for more than 50 years. He also serves as Chairman of the Walk of Fame Selection Committee and the Hollywood Historic Trust. He not only creates what will become part of Hollywood`s history, but has been a long-time supporter for preserving Cinema City`s past. To that end, Grant was recently appointed to a four-year term on the City of Los Angeles` Cultural Heritage Commission.

When spectacular Hollywood special events are presented, more often than not you`ll find Johnny Grant at the helm! He served as chairman and executive producer of the Hollywood Centennial Celebration, orchestrating Hollywood`s year-long 100th birthday extravaganza. He was the creator and producer of the "Welcome Home Desert Storm" parade, the largest single-day event in L.A.`s history. Television audiences around the world regularly see him dedicating stars on Hollywood`s Walk of Fame and helping immortalize the world`s greatest motion picture personalities in cement in the forecourt of the fabled Grauman`s Chinese Theatre. Johnny Grant is Hollywood`s most recognized spokesman!

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences paid tribute to Grant in 1988, awarding him their highest honor, the Los Angeles Area Governor`s Award. It was the second time that he had won the coveted Emmy, having had a total of fourteen nominations


When Hollywood celebrated its centennial on February 1, 1987, Grant created a year-long birthday extravaganza that featured the glamour, excitement and glitter of the most famous community in the world. News media descended on Hollywood to cover virtually every aspect of the star-studded Johnny Grant production. Television audiences from England to Egypt and from Rangoon to Russia watched in awe at the myriad of celebrities and events from the town where dreams are made.

The Hollywood Christmas Parade is another recurring example of Grant`s dedication to the revitalization of Hollywood. When the town`s annual Santa Claus Lane Parade lost its luster, the parade`s organizer, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, called Johnny Grant. When he signed on as parade producer in 1978, it was a reasonably popular, but strictly local, event. Grant rounded up 100 of Hollywood`s most popular stars, the committee changed the name to The Hollywood Christmas Parade, and with the drive of Johnny`s talent and personality, his 20-year tenure transformed the Parade into a nationally-televised festivity that has become one of the world`s largest celebrity events.

Grant`s legendary accomplishments in Hollywood draw strongly from his roots in radio and television. He was one of the television medium`s earliest pioneers and stars. Beginning in 1946, he was host of the game show "Stop the Clock," which aired alternately on Dumont Television in New York City, WBGR-TV, Schenectady, N.Y. and WPTZ-TV, Philadelphia. In 1949, Johnny Grant provided the color commentary to Tom Harmon`s play-by-play of Pacific Coast Football games broadcast over one of the first regional TV sports networks. 1950 saw Grant serving as the daytime host for four hours daily on KECA-TV (later to become KABC Television).

Back to his first love, radio, Grant created and hosted Los Angeles radio station KMPC`s "Freeway Club" from 1951 to 1959. He was the first disc jockey in the nation to intersperse regular traffic reports bet