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'''Tom Carnegie''', born '''Carl Lee Kenagy''', (September 25, 1919{{spaced ndash}}February 11, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] radio and television broadcaster, [[public address|public-address]] [[announcer]], sports columnist, documentary filmmaker, and educator from [[Norwalk, Connecticut]]. Carnegie's radio and television broadcasting career, which spanned from 1942 to 1985, included work at KITE radio in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]; [[WOWO (AM)]] radio in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]; and [[
Carnegie is best known for his deep and resonant voice as the public-address announcer from 1946 to 2006 for the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]], which earned him the title of the "Voice of the Speedway." Carnegie's signature calls during the [[Indianapolis 500]]-mile race qualifying attempts were "He's on it" and "It's a new track record," which he repeated many times during his six decades as the Speedway's public address announcer.
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==Early life and education==
Born Carl Lee Kenagy on September 25, 1919, in [[Norwalk, Connecticut]],
<ref>{{cite web | title =Speedway announcer Tom Carnegie dies at 91| url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41532662/ns/local_news-indianapolis_in/ }}{{dead link|date=
During his high school years in Missouri, Carl wanted to be an athlete. He excelled in several sports, including football and basketball, but baseball was his favorite. Carl's interest in playing sports shifted to other activities after he contracted a [[polio]]-related virus before his senior year in high school. The illness affected the strength in his legs for the remainder of his life and caused him to begin training his voice for a career in broadcasting. Carl entered extemporaneous speech and debate competitions while still in high school, and won an American Legion oratorical contest during his senior year.<ref name=Price16/><ref name=WN111-12>{{cite book|
Carl continued his voice training while attending [[William Jewell College]], a four-year liberal arts college in [[Liberty, Missouri]], ten miles northeast of Kansas City.<ref name=CarnigieIMSdies>{{cite news|title=Tom Carnegie IMS Announcer Dies|url=http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/tom-carnegie-ims-announcer-dies/|access-date=4 June 2015|publisher=Motorsport.com|date=11 February 2011}}</ref> As a college student he majored in theater, was on the school's debate team and worked part-time at KITE radio station in Kansas City, his first radio job. Carl also did public-address announcements at the college's ball games. He graduated from college in 1942.<ref name=Price16/><ref name=WN111-12/>
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===Death and legacy===
As Carnegie grew older, mobility in his legs became more difficult.<ref name=retirement/> He died on February 11, 2011, at age 91.<ref name=death/> A memorial event was held at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum]] following his death.<ref name=Price21/>
Carnegie was known for his deep, rich, and "almost thundering voice."<ref name=Price15/> He was also known for his wit and rapport with the sports personalities he interviewed.<ref name=Price19/> As former Indianapolis 500-mile auto racer [[Johnny Rutherford]] described Carnegie's broadcasts: "The delivery, the way Tom said them, his timing on everything was impeccable."<ref name=retirement/> For many, Carnegie's presences at the Speedway was a sixty-year tradition. Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian [[Donald Davidson (historian)|Donald Davidson]] suggested that "no single individual had more to do with the growth of qualifications during the month of May" than Carnegie.<ref name=Price15/> [[Mari Hulman George]], Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation's chairman of the board at the time of Carnegie's death, also commented: "Millions of race fans who never met Tom still felt as if they knew him because of his distinctive voice and his passion for the Speedway, its events, and its people."<ref name=WTHR/>
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* {{cite web | title =Speedway Announcer Tom Carnegie Dies at 91 | publisher =WTHR.com | date =2011-02-11 | url=http://www.wthr.com/story/14012762/speedway-announcer-carnegie-dies-at-91 | access-date =2015-05-14}}
* {{cite web | title ='Voice Of The Speedway' Tom Carnegie Dies | publisher =WRTV Channel 6: The Indy Channel | date =2011-02-11 | url =http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/-voice-of-the-speedway-tom-carnegie-dies | access-date =2015-05-14}}
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