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  • June 2008
    • Jim McKay Dead at 86

      Jim McKay Dead at 86

      (Newser) - Veteran sportscaster and TV journalist Jim McKay has died at age 86 of natural causes, ESPN reports. McKay is most famous for hosting ABC’s Wide World of Sports, and for covering the tragic 1972 Olympics in Munich, which were marred by the Black September attack on Israeli athletes. McKay won one of his 13 Emmys for his coverage of that event. More »

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      obituary   Olympic Games   sports journalism   Munich   Sports Emmy

  • March 2007
    • Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

      Monday Night Football Gets Face Lift

      (Newser) - Monday Night Football will swap one former NFL quarterback–turned–ESPN analyst for another this season when Ron Jaworski steps in for Joe Theismann. The network is looking to freshen up its hit show—cable's most-watched ever—which recently finished its first season on ESPN after more than three decades on CBS. More »

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      NFL   football   sports   CBS   ESPN   Sports Emmy

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