hjmick
06-07-2008, 10:36 AM
Sad news. I grew up listening to and watching Jim McKay. ABC's Wide World of Sports was must see TV. I remember his measured, somber reporting of the tragedy in Munich. He will be missed.
Legendary Sportscaster Jim McKay Dead at 86
Saturday, June 07, 2008
NEW YORK — Jim McKay, the veteran and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 86...
McKay was host of ABC's "Wide World of Sports" for decades. The influential weekend series introduced viewers to all manners of strange, compelling and far-flung sports events.
But he was suddenly placed in the role of a newscaster in 1972 when Israeli athletes were kidnapped in Munich. As viewers followed the gripping story, McKay told how the hostages were killed in a commando raid...
Story... (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364277,00.html)
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Legendary Sportscaster Jim McKay Dead at 86
Saturday, June 07, 2008
NEW YORK — Jim McKay, the veteran and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 86...
McKay was host of ABC's "Wide World of Sports" for decades. The influential weekend series introduced viewers to all manners of strange, compelling and far-flung sports events.
But he was suddenly placed in the role of a newscaster in 1972 when Israeli athletes were kidnapped in Munich. As viewers followed the gripping story, McKay told how the hostages were killed in a commando raid...
Story... (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364277,00.html)
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