At 91, widely considered the dean of motor sports journalism, and part of broadcast teams covering just about every type of automotive racing.
It is shameful for me to admit that the first time I recognized him was in the movie Stroker Ace. In the last three or four years that I've followed Formula 1, I've longed to hear that knowledgable voice, in a business that seems to have fewer and fewer of them. If nothing else, the link has video from the introduction of the 1969 National 500 (now known as the Bank Of America 500) when it was aired on a three-week tape delay on ABC's Wild World Of Sports with Jim McKay and Economacki. http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8435223/dean-american-motorsports-chris-economaki-dies-91 As a total sidebar: go check out the Wikipedia page for the race and check out the various commentator pairings. What I wouldn't give to have some of them now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_500#Television_history If you'll excuse me now: I have to tell the damn kids to get off the lawn. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
