Guest stude8 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Chris Economaki a journalist regarded as the authoritative voice in motor sports for decades died Friday Sep 28th, he was 91.National Speed Sport News where Economaki worked as an editor for more than 60 years, announced his death Friday. It did not release a cause of death. Economaki was known as the "Dean of American Motorsports Journalism," and worked in TV for more than 40 years with stints at ABC, CBS and ESPN. He was part of ABC's first telecast from Daytona International Speedway in 1961. His love of motorsports blossomed as a child and he sold copies of National Speed Sport News as a teenager.We video taped Chris in 1998 speaking with Duke Nalon and Emil Andres at the Harry A. Miller Meet in Milwaukee, WI as they discussed great times in Indianapolis racing years past. Another end of an era.Stude8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Sorry to hear of the loss. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 A great motorsports broadcaster--perhaps the greatest. RIP Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Chris was one of a kind. Our AACA Region is fortunate to be part of the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing (EMMR) and we hold our meeting in the Chris Economaki library. His lifetime of photographs, articles, etc are housed at EMMR and I try and dig into something new at each visit.www.emmr.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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