“When I was exposed to the truth by way of a book, I kept the secret, too. I was 13. My parents divorced, and five years later, my mother died. In 1966, I went to live with my father in Hollywood. I was forbidden to talk about our life: ‘Don’t discuss our family business...
“When we won the Avco Cup championship,” McVie would tell people, “there’s a bridge near the old barn that they wanted to name after me. After 15 games in the National Hockey League, they wanted to throw me off that same bridge.” He also spent time as the head coach of three...
it’s May now and I’m starting on vacation really soon, but I haven’t planned any travel. Okay, that’s not quite true; I’m heading back to Kentucky to see family early in the vacation. But I haven’t planned any other travel yet. Anyone want to offer recommendations on good/fu...
An avid golfer, motorcycle enthusiast, Rick was best known for his honesty, intellect and dry wit, traits that will endear him to the broadcasting community for years to come. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Elizabeth (Liz), his parents, David and Dorothy McKay, two sisters, ...
For the past four decades, the leader of Formula One car racing, one of the biggest annual sporting series in the world, was Bernie Ecclestone, a former motorcycle parts dealer who built it into an international presence essentially on his own. A skilled backroom operator who speaks without a...