Ned Day

Ned Day
Born
Edward Gately Day, Jr.

(1945-04-05)April 5, 1945
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1987(1987-09-03) (aged 42)
Hawaii, U.S.
Resting placePalm Memorial Park, Las Vegas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJournalist
Children1

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]

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, 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

  1. ^ a b "Presence of Ned Day, Titan of Nevada News, Still Felt". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Car bombings once popular mob tactic in Las Vegas". May 9, 2007.
  7. ^ "Las Vegas Journalist Dies In Hawaii". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.