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Sportscasting Legend Jim McKay Dies at 86

posted June 7, 2008 - 9:52am
Sportscasting Legend Jim McKay Dies at 86

Jim McKay,a sportcaster who covered numerous sports for ABC for many years, has died at the age of 86. He was the longtime host of the network's Wide World of Sports, where he narrated the famous phrase from the show's opening: "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat."< p>

Jim McKay also worked the Olympic Games 12 times.


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