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Oct 20, 2017 · “The Wider World of Jim McKay” exhibit will chronicle McKay’s life from his Philadelphia childhood through his early journalism career and into his national and international work.
Jun 8, 2008 · Jim McKay, the genial ABC Sports broadcaster whose calm voice and trustworthy demeanor were synonymous with the network’s Olympic broadcasts and the celebrated sports anthology series “Wide...
Jun 7, 2008 · June 7, 2008 10:55 am. Jim McKay. Jim McKay, the longtime ABC sportscaster who hosted “Wide World of Sports” for more than thirty years, has died. He was 86. New York Times obituary. ESPN,...
Jim McKay was a world-renowned sports broadcaster, winning 13 Emmy Awards and recipient of the George Polk Memorial Award for Journalism. Born in Philadelphia, McKay’s broadcasting career spanned multiple sports, including horse racing, golf and racing.
Nov 21, 2017 · McKay himself is arguably one of the biggest changes in sports commentary. He became the first sportscaster ever to win an Emmy, in 1968, and he has since added 12 more — including one in 1988 for writing the openings of ABC Sports' coverage of the 1987 Indianapolis 500, the British Open, and the Kentucky Derby.
Jun 7, 2008 · Broadcaster Jim McKay, whose defining moment as a legendary sportscaster came in his coverage of the 1972 Munich Massacre, has died of natural causes in Maryland. He was 86. McKay's iconic...
Jun 8, 2008 · The groundbreaking sportscaster who covered 12 Olympics died Saturday of natural causes at his farm in Monkton, Md. He was 86. A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II, James McManus was a...
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