Jim McKay 1921-2008
Longtime broadcaster Jim McKay passed away today at the old age of 86, and while you never want to have to write posts like this the Broadcasting Hall of Famer did live a long and productive life. McKay spent most of his years as host of ABC's Wide World of Sports, but is mainly remembered for his gripping coverage of the kidnapping and deaths of 11 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Games. The coverage of that event was exhaustive and if you've ever seen any of the documentaries his quote read
Jim McKay, the quintessential Olympics broadcast host died today. Of course we should boycott and ignore the Olympics this year anyway, but let's do it for Jim.... read
Famous ABC sportscaster Jim McKay has died of natural causes, it was reported. McKay was a big horse racing fan and had raced thoroughbreds himself. Of course he covered the sport when ABC carried the Triple Crown races from 1974 into the 21st century. McKay's approach to covering the Triple Crown races was more sentimental than CBS's Jack Whitaker's or NBC's Tom Hammond's approach. He hosted ABC's Wide World of Sports beginning in 1961, and remained there for over 40 years. McKay was 86 yea read
From ESPN: Jim McKay, 86, a longtime television sports journalist, has died of natural causes in Maryland, according to a statement from the McKay family. McKay is best known for hosting “ABC’s Wide World of Sports” and 12 Olympic Games. McKay won numerous awards for journalism, including the George Polk Memorial Award and two Emmys — one for his sports coverage, the other for his news reporting — for his work at the 1972 Munich Olympics, which were tragically affected by the Black Septemb read
Jim McKay, the venerable and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 87. read
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