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   Jim McKay. 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 ...

2. www.cbc.ca › sports › iconic-sports-broadcaster-jimIconic sports broadcaster Jim McKay dies | CBC Sports

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   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 opening ...

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4. www.sportsbroadcastinghalloffame.org › jim-mckayJim McKay - Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame

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   Jim McKay was a pioneer and a legend in sports commentary, hosting Wide World of Sports for 40 years and covering 12 Olympic Games. He won 13 Emmys, including the first for sports, and was the first to report the Munich massacre in 1972.

5. www.nytimes.com › 2008/06/08 › sportsJim McKay, Pioneer Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 86

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   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 ...

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7. www.emmys.com › news › hall-fameJim McKay: Hall of Fame Tribute | Television Academy

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   Nov 21, 2017 · McKay — who will observe his 50th anniversary in television in 1997 — brought to his craft an almost impossible combination of news reporting skills, geniality, and a knack for making things understandable even to the sporting illiterate. In a profession rife with wacky personalities and dull ex-jocks who have trouble making nouns and verbs ...

8. archive.nytimes.com › mediadecoderJim McKay, Longtime ABC Sportscaster, Is Dead

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   Jun 7, 2008 · 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 of sports for many Americans.

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   Who was Jim McKay?

   • 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 World of Sports,” died Saturday at his country estate in Monkton, Md. He was 86.

   Jim McKay, Pioneer Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 86

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   What happened to Jim McKay?

   • Jim McKay. Jim McKay, the longtime ABC sportscaster who hosted “Wide World of Sports” for more than thirty years, has died. He was 86. 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 of sports for many Americans.

   Jim McKay, Longtime ABC Sportscaster, Is Dead

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   How did Jim McKay transform sports into a small town?

   • Jim McKay took the Wide World of Sports and turned it into a small town. No sportscaster in history has done more to transform contests as traditional as track and field, or as esoteric as the gymnastics balance beam, into palpable and immediate events — events that can make anyone with a can of beer and a TV set stand up and shout, or shed a tear.

   Jim McKay: Hall of Fame Tribute - Television Academy

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   Who is Bob McKay?

   • There’s hardly a voice as synonymous with the Olympics as Bob. Because of circumstances and his imperturbable focus on the terrible news of the 1972 games, Jim McKay will never be forgotten for his lachrymose words, “They’re all gone,” after eleven Israeli athletes were taken hostage and killed by Palestinian terrorists.

   NBC's Olympic announcers lack distinction; Hoops voices

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10. www.seattletimes.com › seattle-news › obituariesObituary | Broadcaster Jim McKay, 86, had “remarkable life”

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    Jun 8, 2008 · NEW YORK — Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three ...