HBO schedules Jim McKay tribute
Network Schedule Change …
In honor of longtime sports broadcaster Jim McKay, who died June. 7 at age 86, HBO has scheduled encore presentations of the hour-long HBO Sports documentary “Jim McKay: My World in My Words”.
The documentary, written and narrated by McKay, will air at 6 p.m. June 12 and 10:30 a.m. June 15 on HBO, as well as at 10:55 p.m. June 16 on HBO2. It is also available on HBO On Demand.
The Sports Emmy-winning presentation features footage of McKay’s landmark broadcasts from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s, including the Summer and Winter Olympics; the British and U.S. Open golf tournaments; the Kentucky Derby; the Indianapolis 500; and the 1972 Summer Olympic Games at Munich, when terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage.
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MUCH MORE THAN SPORTS
James Kenneth McManus
September 24, 1921 – June 7, 2008
We heard the, “thrill of victory,
and the agony of defeat”
We all knew when he said it
That, we’d be in for a treat.
Through the, “Wide World Of Sports”
He showed us places, never seen
From the North Pole to the South
And all of those, in between.
He spent years spanning the Globe
And brought us news and sports
And from the Olympics in Munich
He gave us all, those sad reports.
His passion was the sport of kings
Founder of the, “Maryland Million Day”
His love of horses and their races
Lasting, until his final day.
A legend in the sports industry
But, he left us so much more
Showed, it’s how you play the game
It’s not how much, you score.
This World will be a lesser place
Without his great charm and wit
Yes, he surely will be missed
Much more, than just a little bit.
Del “Abe” Jones
06.08.2008
“Mankind’s greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology it is the evolution of creativity ” copyright Del “Abe” Jones 1984