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Tom Carnegie, born in 1919 in Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
 as Carl Kenagy (which is still his legal name) was the public address
Public address

A public address or "PA" system is an electronic amplifier system with a Mixing console, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a given sound, e.g., a person making a speech, prerecorded music, or message, and distributing the sound to the general public around a building....
 announcer
Announcer

An announcer is a voice actor who works in television, radio or film, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show....
 for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
 from 1946 to 2006. His signature call while at IMS was, "It's a new track record," which was said many times during his tenure.

He also served as the PA announcer for the Indiana State High School Basketball championships
Hoosier Hysteria

Hoosier Hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding the Indiana High School Boys Basketball Champions. In part, the excitement stemmed from the inclusion of all Indiana high schools in the same tournament, where a small town's David might knock off a large city's Goliath....
 during this time. Carnegie had a small role in the 1986 film Hoosiers
Hoosiers

Hoosiers is 1986 sports film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. The film is set during 1952, when all high schools in Indiana, regardless of school size, competed in one state championship tournament....
, where he portrayed the PA announcer at the championship game.

Carnegie graduated from William Jewell College
William Jewell College

William Jewell College is a private, four-year national Liberal arts colleges in the United States of 1,050 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, United States It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders which included Robert James, a Baptist minister and father of the infamous F...
 in 1942, where he was a star debater.






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Tom Carnegie, born in 1919 in Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
 as Carl Kenagy (which is still his legal name) was the public address
Public address

A public address or "PA" system is an electronic amplifier system with a Mixing console, amplifier and loudspeakers, used to reinforce a given sound, e.g., a person making a speech, prerecorded music, or message, and distributing the sound to the general public around a building....
 announcer
Announcer

An announcer is a voice actor who works in television, radio or film, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in television commercials or a guest on a talk show....
 for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
 from 1946 to 2006. His signature call while at IMS was, "It's a new track record," which was said many times during his tenure.

He also served as the PA announcer for the Indiana State High School Basketball championships
Hoosier Hysteria

Hoosier Hysteria is the state of excitement surrounding the Indiana High School Boys Basketball Champions. In part, the excitement stemmed from the inclusion of all Indiana high schools in the same tournament, where a small town's David might knock off a large city's Goliath....
 during this time. Carnegie had a small role in the 1986 film Hoosiers
Hoosiers

Hoosiers is 1986 sports film about a small-town Indiana high school basketball team that wins the state championship. The film is set during 1952, when all high schools in Indiana, regardless of school size, competed in one state championship tournament....
, where he portrayed the PA announcer at the championship game.

Carnegie graduated from William Jewell College
William Jewell College

William Jewell College is a private, four-year national Liberal arts colleges in the United States of 1,050 undergraduate students located in Liberty, Missouri, United States It was founded in 1849 by members of the Missouri Baptist Convention and other civic leaders which included Robert James, a Baptist minister and father of the infamous F...
 in 1942, where he was a star debater. During one such competition he entered a sports radio contest, which he won.

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