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

Media Decoder found this 6/7/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Jim McKay, 86, a longtime television sports journalist, has died of natural causes in Maryland, according to a statement from the McKay family. McKay is best known for hosting "ABC's Wide World of Sports" and 12 Olympic Games. McKay won numerous awards for journalism, including the George Polk Memorial Award and two Emmys -- one for his sports coverage, the other for his news reporting -- for ...