Ned Day

Ned Day
Born Edward Gately Day, Jr.
(1945-04-05)April 5, 1945
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died September 3, 1987(1987-09-03) (aged 42)
Hawaii, U.S.
Cause of death Heart attack
Resting place Palm Memorial Park
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Nationality American
Occupation Journalist
Children Noel Ottman Day
Relatives Ned Day, Sr. (father)

Edward Gately "Ned" Day, Jr. (April 5, 1945 – September 3, 1987) was an American journalist and newspaper reporter who was known for taking on mobsters who dominated Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s and '80s.[1][2]

Biography

Day's father, also named Ned Day, was a professional bowler.[3] After several attempts to follow his father's career path, the younger Day moved to Las Vegas in the mid-1970s.[4]

Career

After moving to Las Vegas, Day began working as a reporter for the now-closed North Las Vegas Valley Times newspaper. He later wrote columns for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In the late 1970s, he became the managing editor and a reporter for KLAS-TV. His trademark on-air signoff was, "I thought you'd like to know, I'm Ned Day."[5]

In 1986, Day's car was bombed (he wasn't in it, just his golf clubs). Ned reportedly described it as "the happiest day in my life, when the mob firebombed my car."[1][2]

On September 3, 1987, Day died on vacation while snorkeling in Hawaii, at the age of 42.[6] The coroner's office ruled it a natural death from a heart attack.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Presence of Ned Day, Titan of Nevada News, Still Felt
  2. 1 2 3 "Presence of Ned Day, Titan of Nevada News, Still Felt". LASVEGASNOW. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Tom (2011-10-28). "Me and the Mob". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Remembering Legendary Las Vegas Journalist Ned Day, Part I". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Remembering Legendary Las Vegas Journalist Ned Day, Part II". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  6. ↑ "Las Vegas Journalist Dies In Hawaii". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.

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