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Jim McKay

Jim McKay

American journalist and television host
James Kenneth McManus, better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay was best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports. His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture, in... Wikipedia

James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.
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Broadcaster Jim McKay was well known for his coverage of the Olympics, including the Munich 1972 Olympic Games where -- on his only scheduled off day during ...
Born James McManus, the steady-voiced McKay was the first on-camera personality for Baltimore's first TV station. The station's producer, director, writer, and ...
Jim McKay was born on 24 September 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961), ...
James Kenneth McManus (September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008), better known by his professional name of Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist.
The groundbreaking sportscaster died Saturday of natural causes at his farm in Monkton, Md. He was 86. McKay was the one who spanned the globe to bring ...
For 14 hours Jim McKay broadcasted live, the events of the attack perpetrated by the terrorist group Black September against Israeli athletes at the 1972 ...
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Jul 25, 2012 · Jim McKay was on air for 14 straight hours and delivered the news that Palestinian terrorists had ...
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Posted: Jul 25, 2012
Jun 8, 2008 · Mr. McKay covered 12 Olympic Games and was the voice of the ABC sports anthology series “Wide World of Sports.”
In his nearly three-hour interview, Jim McKay (1921-2008) talks about starting his career in 1947 at WMAR-TV in Baltimore. He discusses going on to work ...