Steve Byrnes

Steve Byrnes
Byrnes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2014
Born	Steven Patrick Byrnes April 14, 1959 Chicago, Illinois
Died	April 21, 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 56) Fort Mill, South Carolina
Cause of death	Head and neck cancer
Alma mater	University of Maryland
Occupation	Television host, producer, pit reporter
Years active	1982–2014
Employer	Fox
Spouse(s)	Karen (née Goins) (m. 1993–2015)
Children	1

Steven Patrick "Steve" Byrnes (April 14, 1959 – April 21, 2015) was an American television announcer and producer.

After graduating from college, he began his career as a sports producer, covering several NFL teams. In 1985, he began his involvement with auto racing, including most prominently NASCAR. In 2001, he began working with Fox NASCAR as a pit reporter, and later became the host of Speed/Fox Sports 1's studio show NASCAR Race Hub.

In October 2014, Byrnes took a medical leave from Fox Sports after being diagnosed with a reoccurrence of head and neck cancer. He later died on April 21, 2015 at the age of 56 in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Steven Patrick "Steve" Byrnes was born on April 14, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois and raised in New Carrolton, Maryland. He was the eldest of five siblings. He graduated from Largo High School in 1977, where he was a quarterback on the football team and pitcher on the baseball team, and from the University of Maryland in 1981. As a senior he served as an intern for WJLA in nearby Washington.

Byrnes began his television career shortly after graduating college. He was first hired as a weekend sports producer where he covered the Washington Redskins, Washington Bullets, Maryland, Georgetown, the Baltimore Orioles, and other sports. In November 1982, he had his first opportunity to be an on-air personality, when he was hired at Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina-based WCIV. While employed there he was a sports reporter and weekend anchor for the NBC affiliate until January 1985.