Tom Carnegie

Tom Carnegie
Carnegie in 2010
Born	Carl Kenagy (1919-09-25)September 25, 1919 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	February 11, 2011(2011-02-11) (aged 91) Zionsville, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater	William Jewell College
Occupation	Public-Address Announcer, Sports Broadcaster
Years active	1942–2006
Known for	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Public Address Announcer

Tom Carnegie, born Carl Lee Kenagy, (September 25, 1919 – February 11, 2011) was an American radio and television broadcaster, 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 WIRE (AM) radio in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carnegie was also sports director for WRTV television in Indianapolis for thirty-two years, and broadcast the Indiana high school boys' basketball tournament for twenty-four years.

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.

Born Carl Lee Kenagy on September 25, 1919, in Norwalk, Connecticut, his father, was a Baptist minister moved the family to Waterloo, Iowa, and Pontiac, Michigan. While living in Waterloo, Iowa, he listened to radio broadcasts of a young Ronald Reagan and credits Reagan with being one of his main broadcasting inspirations and influences. When Carl was still a boy the Kenagy family settled in Raytown, Missouri, near Kansas City.