I think you are right, I have heard the term more than once before. She meant that he was a bar-hoppin' carouser like his womanizin' daddy. O lord, that MAN ... does that make sense to you?
FWIW, I think she was manipulated, we weren't there for the interview. Wasn't someone's mom made a fool of in the last presidential election by, um, Connie Chung or someone like that?
The reporter just manipulates the person into thinking that the interview is all about them, and then goes to the editing room afterwards.