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 Sr., was a professional bowler.[3] After several attempts to follow his father's career path, he moved to Las Vegas in the mid-1970s.[4]

Career

After moving to Las Vegas, Day began working as a reporter for the former 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

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  2. ↑ Matthews, Tom (October 28, 2011). "Me and the Mob". Milwaukee Magazine. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Remembering Legendary Las Vegas Journalist Ned Day, Part I". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Remembering Legendary Las Vegas Journalist Ned Day, Part II". Nevada Public Radio. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Car bombings once popular mob tactic in Las Vegas". May 9, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Las Vegas Journalist Dies In Hawaii". www.apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Day