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James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.. McKay was best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1998). His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture, in which viewers were reminded of the show's mission ("Spanning the globe to bring you the constant ...
Television director, film producer, screenwriter, film director, television producer. Years active. 1996–present. Jim McKay is an American film and television director, producer and writer. He has directed episodes of The Wire, Treme, [1] Better Call Saul, Big Love, Criminal Intent and Mr. Robot as well as writing and directing Everyday ...
With a remarkable number of firsts in the field of broadcasting, sports commentator Jim McKay has no equal. In 1947, he was the first television broadcaster on the airwaves in Baltimore; in 1968, he became the first sports commentator to win an Emmy Award; and the host of other firsts he achieved make him one of the most respected commentators in the history of broadcasting.
Jun 7, 2008 · June 7, 2008— -- 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 ...
Jun 8, 2008 · June 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 ...
Jun 8, 2008 · Jim McKay died Saturday, June 7, at the age of 86, and while tributes come from all corners of the wide world of sports, many recalling his Olympics coverage and especially the tragic Munich games ...
Oct 20, 2017 · As a television sportscaster, the late Jim McKay traveled the globe covering everything from surfing to log rolling, curling, rodeos, barrel jumping and curling. He also covered horse racing, which…
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, the sports partner for ABC, said Mr. McKay died of natural causes in Maryland. As its title suggests, “Wide World of Sports” broadened the definition ...
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. He served as host of ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” for 37 years, educating a ...
Jun 16, 2008 · Happily for him, his job mostly meant bringing good news. Tabbed in 1961 by Roone Arledge (then an ABC executive producer) to be the host of a new sports anthology, McKay became a kind of explorer, traveling nearly five million miles, across 40 countries, over the next 36 years to seek out and report on sport's exotic secrets.
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