The nation’s first sports journalist, Jim McKay, has passed away at age 86. I grew up watching Wide World of Sports on teevee; I have seen countless Olympic Games.
Jim McKay was in all of them. Not doing play-by-play, but bringing an obvious passion and a deep understanding of the sport to the television audience. In short, being a journalist. Without doubt, he was an inspiration to all the sports talking heads we have today.
It’s a shame that the majority of today’s sports talking heads aren’t fit to pour Jim McKay a cup of coffee.
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