Jim McKay
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 15 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 24,1921 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Philadelphia |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | June 7,2008 |
| Died | Monkton |
| Maryland | |
| United States | |
| Height | 169 (cm) |
| Spouse | Margaret Dempsey |
| Children | Sean McManus |
| Mary Guba | |
| Job | Actor |
| Sports commentator | |
| Journalist | |
| Screenwriter | |
| Education | Loyola Blakefield |
| St. Joseph's Preparatory School | |
| Boston College | |
| Awards | Sports Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality | |
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Sports Programming | |
| Peabody Award | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award | |
| Nominations | Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 460685 |
Jim McKay Life story
James Kenneth McManus, better known professionally as Jim McKay, was an American television sports journalist. McKay was best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports. His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture, in which viewers were reminded of the show's mission and what lay ahead.
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