Edward Gately Day Jr. (April 5, 1945 – September 3, 1987) was an American journalist and newspaper reporter who was known for taking on mobsters who dominated a number of Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s and '80s.[1][2]
Ned Day | |
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| Born | Edward Gately Day, Jr. April 5, 1945 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 3, 1987 (aged 42) Hawaii, U.S. |
| Resting place | Palm Memorial Park, Las Vegas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Children | 1 |
Biography
editDay'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
editAfter 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, which he was not in at the time, was torched.[6] Day 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 42.[7] The coroner's office ruled it a natural death from a heart attack.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Presence of Ned Day, Titan of Nevada News, Still Felt". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ a b c "Presence of Ned Day, Titan of Nevada News, Still Felt". LASVEGASNOW. 2007-09-04. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ Matthews, Tom (2011-10-28). "Me and the Mob". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Remembering Legendary Las Vegas Journalist Ned Day, Part I". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Remembering Legendary Las Vegas Journalist Ned Day, Part II". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ^ "Car bombings once popular mob tactic in Las Vegas". May 9, 2007.
- ^ "Las Vegas Journalist Dies In Hawaii". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
External links
edit- Ned Day at Find a Grave
- Ned Day in Nevada Press Association Hall of Fame
- Channel 8 Tribute to Ned Day
- Tom Matthews, "Me and the Mob," Milwaukee Magazine, October 28, 2011
- "60 Years: KLAS-TV Documents Mob's Rise, Fall in Las Vegas," KLAS-TV, July 18, 2013
- Norm Clarke, "George Knapp Remembers Former RJ Columnist Ned Day," Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 12, 2015
- Sean DeFrank, "George Knapp: Seven Questions," January 20, 2011
- Ned Day Memorial Scholarship at University of Nevada Las Vegas