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ABC's Wide World of Sports is an American sports anthology television program that aired on ABC from April 29, 1961, to 1997, primarily on Saturday afternoons. Hosted by Jim McKay , with a succession of co-hosts beginning in 1987, the title continued to be used for general sports programs on the network until 2006.
A film crew from Wide World of Sports was recording the event in which Bogataj crashed. The show featured an opening narration by host Jim McKay over a montage of sports clips, and co-ordinating producer Dennis Lewin inserted the footage of the crash to coincide with the words "...and the agony of defeat."
McKay was best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1998). His introduction for that program has passed into American pop culture, in which viewers were reminded of the show's mission ("Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports") and what lay ahead ("the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat").
Wide World of Sports was the first U.S. television program to air coverage of – among events – Wimbledon (1961), the Indianapolis 500 (highlights starting in 1961; a longer-form version in 1965), the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship (1962), the Daytona 500 (1962), the U.S. Figure Skating Championships (1962), the Monaco Grand Prix (1962 ...
His accident was broadcast to American audiences on ABC's Wide World of Sports, representing "The Agony of Defeat". [1] 28/29 Mar 1980: Harrachov: Ski Jumping World Cup: Pavel Ploc: Crashed heavily from a height of 9 m (30 ft) onto the slope. Recovered and later set a world record at the same venue in 1983. [2] 1 Jan 1983: Ski Flying World ...
Pages in category "Wide World of Sports (American TV program)" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
"The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" Jim McKay: ABC's Wide World of Sports [49] [50] "The Tribe has spoken." Jeff Probst: Survivor: 2000 [49] [50] "The truth is out there" Fox Mulder: The X-Files [50] "This is the city ..." Joe Friday: Dragnet: 1951 [50] "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds." Mission: Impossible: 1966 [49] "To ...
Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sport… the thrill of victory… and the agony of defeat… the human drama of athletic competition… this is ABC's Wide World of Sports! Ross wrote for song parodist Allan Sherman , and then co-wrote with Arbogast an album of parody songs titled My Son, the Copycat (as Stan Ross). [ 4 ]