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Jim McKay, Longtime ABC Sportscaster, Is Dead

gossindia posted 6/8/2008 from gosshollywood.com

Jim McKay, the longtime ABC sportscaster who hosted “Wide World of Sports” for more than thirty years, has died. He was 86. New York Times obituary ESPN, the sports partner for ABC, said Mr. McKay died of natural causes in Maryland. As its title suggests, “Wide World of Sports” broadened the definition of sports for many Americans. The Museum of Broadcast Communications has called the “Wide ...