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Show Biz The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Sunday, December26, 1999 Arledge, McKay MadeInfluence Felt in World of Sports TV UDY MAR Colts-New York Giants 1958 NFL USA TODAY Roone Arledge hired Jim McKayat ABCSports “almost by ident.” But it’s no accident title game, NBC. 3. Carlton Fisk's winning home run, Game 6 1975 Arledge is the top executive and McKaythetop sportscaster in the Allpoe TV Sports Rudy aw: “Wide World of Sports” was Supposed to be a summer replace- ment showin 1961,”said Arledge, who helped start ABC Sports in 1961. “The guys we'd normally use weredoing baseball. “[Jim] was an intelligent man World Series, NBC. 4. Michael Jordan's final career shot beating Utah in NBAFinals, 1998, NBC.5. Franco Harris’ “Immaculate Re ception” beats Oakland, 1972, NBC.6. North Carolina State surprises Houston, 1988 NCAA Finals, CBS. 7. Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary beats Miami, 1982, CBS. 8. — Bay-Dallas Ice Bowl, 1967, CBS. Most tages moments: 1. missing Oakland’s ail to nay NewYork Jets to show Heidi, es 2. Ben Wright's ments about female golfers, font aehisoartiges at CBS,1996.2. ll throwing up on Mereditire’boots, 1970. 3. Jim Everett lunging at ESPN’s Jim rome after being called “Chris,” 994, 4. Dan Rather walking off ces Evening Newsset when U.S, Open tennis ran long, 1967. 5. NBC’s Charlie Jones calling wrong winner ofmen’s 800-meters final in 1988 Seoul Olympics.6. CBS’fiasco Fiesta Bowl, 1996. 7. Power outage at 1992 Orange Bowl reducing NBC to coverage from Japanese TV. Strangest moments: 1. NBC 1994 NBAFinals game interrupted by O.J. Simpsoncar chase. 2, ABC placing legendary Gifford in glass booth in ESPN Zone for ABC Monday Night Football pregame show. Top executives: 1, Arledge, ABC.2, Ebersol, NBC. 3. David who also had mysamevision of Wide World, which later carried over to the Olympics. Jim was uniquein that he had thedesire to tell humanstories, plus he has a poet's soul for describing things.” Once a police reporter, McKay was told in the Baltimore Sun newsroom he waspicked to bring local WMAR-TVonair in 1947 “because I was president of the dramatics society” in college. After 11 Olympics, 25 Kentucky Derbies and 100-plus major golf events, he's working on an ABC tract throug! 13. me,‘You're talking to one camera and one person.’ So l always talked to my ' McKayis best known for his S-link, Coll-spring, Reor Suspension A-whool ABS ‘Air Conditioning we/Micron-air Fitration System Power Windows marathon host role at the 1972 Power Door Locks Munich Olympics, when he in- formed viewers thatall 11 Israeli hostages hadbeenkilled. “It’s still a bit embarrassing to admit the greatest tragedy in the history of sports was the best thing to happen to mycareer,” McKaysaid. Arledge, 67, now chairman of ABC Sports, established his mark with Wide World, the Olympics, Monday Night Football and tech- nical innovations. NBC’s Dick Ebersol, CBS’ Sean McManus (McKay's son) and ABC Sports president Howard Katz all began oer underArledge. he thing that strikes meto- day is the way sports have embracedtelevision,” Arledgesaid. “We used to be the enem Said McKay: “Sports has become the national obsession today. I hope it’s for the g QO TV Sports All-Century Awards Sportscasters; Michaels, ABC. Bob Costas, NBC. 4. Dick Enberg, NBC. 5. Brent Musburger, CBS; 6. Vin Scully, CBS/ NB Curt Gowdy, /NBC. 9. Lindsey Nelson, CBS;10. Keith Jackson, ABC.11. Marv Albert, NBC. 12, Chris Soins Unique: Howard Cosell, ABC.‘Oneof-a-kind journalist, Analysts; 1. John Madden, CBS/Fox. 2, Bily Packer, NBC/ CBS. 3. Tim McCarver, ABC/ CBS/Fox.4, Dick Button, ABC. 5. Dick Vitale, ESPN/ABC. 6. Johnny Miller, NBC. 7. Hubie Brown, TNT. 8. Merlin Olsen, NBC. 9. John McEnroe, NBC/ CBS/USA.10. Ken Venturi, ee Top announce teams: Frank Gifford/Cosell/Don Meredith, ABC. 2, Summerall/ Madden, CBS/Fox. 3, Enberg/ Packer/Al McGuire, NBC. 4. Michaels/MeCarver/Jim Palmer, Fpobats: ESPN, 1979. 2. CNN, 1980. 3, Fox Sports Net, 1998. Top Moments:1. USA hockey team upsetting Soviet Union, 1980 Olympics, ABC. 2, Baltimore Golden Goal Lifts Pachuca To Mexico Title CHICAGO TRIBUNE +, When the Mexican soccerreglar season ended, few would have oon Pachuca to make much in the playoffs. + Just making the playoffs was #ccomplishmentfor a club that the season with the goal of antbeing relegated to the lower lon. ¢, Pachuca, north of Mexico City, third in the Group 4 barely sneaking into ee But then itger Lea Ni 2 LOCATIONS doteoting ¢hampion and then Atlas, Pachuca the final against Cruz A mt 0 sf 888 a oh te agen **40 cam enum 12000 mileo pat vote, 4 Hill, Fox. 4. McManus, CBS. 5. Bill MacPhail, CBS/CNN. a Interview:‘NBC's Gray on Showtime grilling Mike ‘Tyson ve ue bit Evander Holyfield’s $8, phnWl oh 248 red and ene OAC. MOR? 80,349 . James Brown, Fox; Jim Nantz, CBS. Studio _analysi Bradshaw,Fox/C! Fox; Cris Collinsworth,POUNEE, 2. Paul Mailers Rashad, NBC, 3. Mike Ditka, NBC. Pie Seae Most Influential Women:1. Donna de Varona, Visser, ebae «teh aa. mee, CBS. eS appt Barry, CBS/TBS, dares eee Lt 3. Joe Montana, NBC. joe ‘Namath, ABC/NBC. Top innovations: 1. Instant replay, CBS, 1963, 2. Fox/Box, 1994, 3. Telestrator, CBS, 1970. 4, Helmetcam, USA,1990. oie News hawt; 1. Keith 3, Hickman’Nick Charles, CNN. |
