Steve McKeown, Long-Time TD for NBC, CBS, Passed Away on Oct. 22

Steve McKeown, Long-Time TD for NBC, CBS, Passed Away on Oct. 22 By Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 9:47 am

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Steve McKeown, longtime technical manager for NBC Sports and CBS Sports, and better known as Stevie Mac,' passed away on October 22 at the age of 80. He spent 25 years at NBC Sports followed by 21 years at CBS Sports and is survived by his wife, Laurie (who he was married to for 44 years), three children, Mark, Dakota, and Makehla, and five grandchildren.

Steve McKeown, a freelance TD who worked for both CBS and NBC Sports, died early last week.

McKeown attended NYU in New York City where he started his television career in the mailroom at NBC. He later was a radio announcer at KOGO San Diego and moved on up to cameraman at NBC. He then became Video Tape Editor at NBC Burbank where he was awarded his first Emmy for Elvis Live from Hawaii.

He earned many more Emmys during his time at NBC, all of them as Technical Manager for NBC Sports. It is during those 25 years he worked with many of the people who have grown to know and love him and mentoring young men and women who were starting in the business was his passion.

After 25 years at NBC Sports, McKeown moved over to CBS Sports. While there he was technical manager on numerous Final Fours, major golf events, Super Bowls, and World Series. He would spend 21 years at CBS Sports before retiring to Phoenix, AZ.

Ken Aagaard, CBS Sports, EVP, Innovation and New Technology, worked with McKeown when he was at CBS Sports.

He was as good of a tech manager that I have ever worked with and he always handled himself best when under pressure while working high profile events, he says. At CBS he became our specialist for our studio shows when we went on the road. When you were on a BIG show you always felt better knowing that Stevie Mac had your back. He would never let you down and became as good a friend as you could have ever had.

Adds Bob Matina, CBS Sports, director for The NFL Today : Usually when Stevie Mac and I were together, there was a big event involved. A Final Four, an AFC Championship, a Super Bowl, a golf major. The bigger the challenge, the more determined he became. Stevie Mac would quip boss, whatever you need , yet it was Stevie who was always in charge, exceeding expectations. He was the ultimate professional and respected by all. But it was his incredible warmth and contagious, quick smile that are indelible.

Susan Stone, currently MLB Network, SVP, operations and engineering, worked with McKeown while she was at CBS Sports.

Stevie Mac will be remembered by all for his warmth, humanity and his incredible smile that immediately let you know you were a cherished and valued colleague and friend, she says.

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