[Bob Tanner]

From jayski.com:
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.(ESPN.com)(6-7-200

I went into adulthood watching Jim every Saturday on ABC's Wide World of Sports. I even remember him having a game show for part of a year.

You'll be missed, Jim. Via con dios. But now you've got a primo seat for every sporting event held; even better than the Goodyear blimp!

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

From jayski.com:
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.(ESPN.com)(6-7-200

I went into adulthood watching Jim every Saturday on ABC's Wide World of Sports. I even remember him having a game show for part of a year.

You'll be missed, Jim. Via con dios. But now you've got a primo seat for every sporting event held; even better than the Goodyear blimp!

I will always and forever equate him with that guy falling off the ski jump during the opening of the Wide World of Sports.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I will always and forever equate him with that guy falling off the ski jump during the opening of the Wide World of Sports.

Something like 1966 at Lake Placid, wasn't it?

[LSC9901]

The memory is failing you Bob. It was in March of 1970 in Germany. The guy Vinko Bogataj (Yes I did look that part up) fell off the jump but was back at it the following year. He still does some jumping but also coaches.