Ed McMahon dies

LOS ANGELES - Ed McMahon, the loyal ``Tonight Show'' sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding ``H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!'' for 30 years, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86.

Publicist Howard Bragman says McMahon died early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Bragman didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a ``multitude of health problems the last few months.''