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Sad News - Jim McKay: 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 September terrorists' attack on the Israeli athletes in the Olympic Village. In 1988, McKay was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. In 1968, McKay won the first of his 13 Emmy Awards, becoming the first sports commentator to receive that honor. McKay was the first American network sports commentator to visit mainland China. In 1991, he visited Cuba to interview Fidel Castro. McKay was with "ABC's Wide World of Sports" since its inception in April 1961. Jim McManus (McKay's real name) was born in Philadelphia on September 24, 1921, and moved to Baltimore when he was 15.
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- June 7 2008 : 11:20a
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RIP Jim McKay.  | |
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- June 7 2008 : 12:42p
| It would probably take all of my hands - and the rest of the members on this website's hands - to count the number of broadcasts I have watched with him as the announcer.
One of the Greats.
RIP.
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- June 7 2008 : 4:18p
| Sorry to hear this.
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- June 7 2008 : 5:55p
| One of the best sports announcers out there. I grew up with that guy.
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Jim McKay passing away
