- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Kenneth McManus
- Height5′ 6¾″ (1.70 m)
- Jim McKay was born on September 24, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961), Miracle (2004) and The Verdict Is Yours (1958). He was married to Margaret Mary Dempsey. He died on June 7, 2008 in Monkton, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseMargaret Mary Dempsey(October 2, 1948 - June 7, 2008) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenMary Edwina McManus
- ParentsJoseph Francis McManusFlorence Nellie Gallagher
- RelativesMary Louise McManus (Oeste)(Sibling)
- A veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II.
- Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as a special contributor, 1988.
- Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1987 with Clem McCarthy.
- Changed his professional name to McKay when he moved to New York to do a show there called "The Real McKay".
- Was a newspaper reporter before making the switch to television. He was the first on-air broadcaster seen in Baltimore.
- Be yourself. A phony gets spotted eventually...And Arthur Godfrey once told me, "You're talking to one camera and one person". So I always talk to my wife, Margaret.
- [during a telecast the day following the tragic events in the 1972 Olympic games to the Israeli athletes, in which he reveals whether or not they were safe] "They're all gone."
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