Edward Gately Day, Jr. (April 5, 1945 – September 3, 1987) was an American
journalist
A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
and newspaper reporter who was known for taking on mobsters who dominated a number of Las Vegas
casino
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertai ...
s in the 1970s and '80s.
Biography
Day's father, also named Ned Day, was a professional bowler. After several attempts to follow his father's career path, the younger Day moved to Las Vegas in the mid-1970s.
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
The ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' is a daily subscription newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1909. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada and one of two daily newspapers in the Las Vegas area.
The ''Review-Journal'' ...
''. In the late 1970s, he became the managing editor and a reporter for
KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Nexstar Media Group. The station's studios are located on Channel 8 Drive near the northern portion of the Las Vegas Strip in the u ...
. His trademark on-air signoff was, "I thought you'd like to know, I'm Ned Day."
In 1986, Day's car, which he was not in at the time, was torched. Day described it as "the happiest day in my life, when the mob firebombed my car."
On September 3, 1987, Day died on vacation while
snorkeling in
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
, at 42.
The coroner's office ruled it a natural death from a
heart attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ...
.
References
External links
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Ned Day in Nevada Press Association Hall of FameChannel 8 Tribute to Ned DayTom 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, 2013Norm Clarke, "George Knapp Remembers Former RJ Columnist Ned Day," Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 12, 2015Sean DeFrank, "George Knapp: Seven Questions," January 20, 2011Ned Day Memorial Scholarship at University of Nevada Las Vegas
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1945 births
1987 deaths
American male journalists
American television reporters and correspondents
Journalists from Las Vegas
Television anchors from Las Vegas
Writers from Milwaukee
Sports deaths in Hawaii