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Bookmark or Share- Jim McKay - Sports Broadcasting Hall of FameBorn 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 news and sports reporter, he was well-equipped to be a pioneer. McKay began work at ABC Sports in the 1950s, covering everything from international golf to horse racing.
- Jim McKay - WikipediaJames 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).
- Obituary | Broadcaster Jim McKay, 86, had “remarkable life”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...
- 'Wide World of Sports' Host Dead at 86 - ABC NewsJune 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 hosting "ABC's Wide World of Sports" and 12 Olympic Games.
- Jim McKay, Olympics and ABC announcer, dies at age 86NEW YORK -- Jim McKay, the venerable and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 86.
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