Jim McKay: 1921-2008 Photos
ABC Sports commentator Jim McKay, shown June 23, 1964, was born James Kenneth McManus. A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II, he began his broadcasting career in 1947 as the first on-air television broadcaster in Baltimore, Md. He later worked on a CBS variety show in New York before joining ABC Sports. He covered 12 Olympics and was the first sportscaster to win an Emmy Award. He won 12, the last in 1988.
(Photo: AP Photo)
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