At the 1972 Munich Olympics, Arab terrorists took the Israeli team hostage. Former news and sports exec Sean McManus, son of ABC Sports commentator Jim McKay, looks back on that tragedy, and of watching his father at work reporting it to the world.
'September 5' is a new movie from our sister company, Paramount, about television coverage of the notorious Palestinian terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics. We have thoughts about that day from Sean McManus, who, until recently, led CBS Sports and, before that, CBS News. But back in 1972, he was just a teenager, in Munich, watching his famous father, ABC sportscaster Jim McKay, relay the terrible news to the world ...
They've been holding 14 others hostages since then.'I joined my dad in the studio and was by his side until the early morning hours. The professionalism of the men and women of ABC Sports was remarkable, as they were dealing with the most horrible of circumstances and presenting it to a live audience of over 900 million people. At approximately 3:30 in the morning, my dad was having a conversation with Peter Jennings and Chris Schenkel.
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