Add Your Photos and Video to This Story

Jim McKay, Olympics and ABC announcer, dies at age 86

by PEP | June 7, 2008 at 04:13 pm | 374 views | 4 comments | 10 recommendations

Jim McKay, the venerable and eloquentsportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about thetragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 86.

McKay died Saturday of natural causes at his farm in Monkton,Md., said son Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports.

recommend Add a comment
BigT
BigT
flagged this story as Good Stuff

at 16:31 on June 7th, 2008

PEP, I like this story. It's good stuff.

He will be missed.

0
PEP

BigT, yes, he will be missed. A gentleman and great broadcaster. He also loved horse racing. 

0
amyjudd

 See other NowPublic coverage here.

0
PEP

Amy, when I posted, I first checked for another story and couldn't find one! 

Add a comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.

June 7, 2008 at 04:13 pm by PEP, 374 views, 4 comments

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from