'If we could just be a little more like him': Bob McGrath remembered for TeleMiracle legacy
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Bob McGrath, the actor, musician and children's author known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on "Sesame Street" died at the age of 90 on Sunday.
Bob McGrath, the actor, musician and children's author known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on "Sesame Street" died at the age of 90 on Sunday.
However, in Saskatchewan, people know him as the longtime host and entertainer on TeleMiracle.
"No one had a way with people the way that Bob McGrath had," Beverley Mahood, who spent decades alongside McGrath, said of his legacy.
More than anything, Mahood remembers McGrath as a genuine and kind person who could make anyone feel comfortable.
McGrath only missed one TeleMiracle between 1977 and 2015 when he retired from the annual telethon.
Mahood first got involved with the fundraiser in 1987, when the man who helped Mahood learn her alphabet would suddenly become a friend and mentor.
"I learned everything I know. They say to do that, you know, learn from the best. I definitely learned from the best of how to have human compassion and how to have human kindness," she said.
