INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tom Carnegie has died. He was 91.
Carnegie
also worked as a sportscaster for three decades at WRTV, which
announced his death Friday. The station says Carnegie died Friday
morning at his home in Indianapolis.
Carnegie, a Connecticut
native whose legal name was Carl Kenagy, was the voice of the Speedway
for six decades. He got his start in broadcasting at a Fort Wayne radio
station in 1942 and was hired by Speedway owner Tony Hulman in 1946.
Carnegie retired from WRTV in 1985 but continued as the voice of the Speedway until 2006.
He was known for his signature calls: "Heeeeez-on-it!"
and "It’s a new track record!"
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime voice of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tom Carnegie has died. He was 91.
Carnegie
also worked as a sportscaster for three decades at WRTV, which
announced his death Friday. The station says Carnegie died Friday
morning at his home in Indianapolis.
Carnegie, a Connecticut
native whose legal name was Carl Kenagy, was the voice of the Speedway
for six decades. He got his start in broadcasting at a Fort Wayne radio
station in 1942 and was hired by Speedway owner Tony Hulman in 1946.
Carnegie retired from WRTV in 1985 but continued as the voice of the Speedway until 2006.
He was known for his signature calls: "Heeeeez-on-it!"
and "It’s a new track record!"
