hɪz sˈʌn ˈʌltən mˈækən ɪz ɐ wˈɛlnˈoʊn dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ɪnðə pɹˈɪnt ænd bɹˈɔːdkæst mˈiːdiːə ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd, ænd ɹˈoʊt ɐ baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ʌv hɪz fˈɑːðɚ, wˈɔltɚ mˈækən: dɹˈiːmz ˌɔn pˈeɪpɚ.
His son Ultan Macken is a well-known journalist in the print and broadcast media of Ireland, and wrote a biography of his father, Walter Macken: Dreams on Paper.