Ned Day
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Ned Day was a Las Vegas
television journalist who was known for taking on mobsters who dominated Las Vegas casinos
in the 1970s and '80s.
Ned moved to Las Vegas in the mid 1970s and worked as a reporter for the now-defunct 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
.
In 1986 Ned's car was torched (he wasn't in it, only his precious golf clubs). Ned reportedly described it as, "the happiest day in my life, when the mob firebombed my car."
On September 3, 1987, Ned died on vacation while snorkeling
in Hawaii
. The coroner's office ruled it a natural death from a heart attack.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
television journalist who was known for taking on mobsters who dominated Las Vegas casinos
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
in the 1970s and '80s.
Ned moved to Las Vegas in the mid 1970s and worked as a reporter for the now-defunct North Las Vegas Valley Times newspaper. He later wrote columns for the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and one of two daily newspapers in Las Vegas . It is the flagship publication of Stephens Media LLC...
. In the late 1970s he became the managing editor and a reporter for KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV
KLAS-TV, virtual channel 8 , is the CBS-affiliated television station serving the Las Vegas, Nevada market; it is owned and operated by Landmark Media Enterprises...
.
In 1986 Ned's car was torched (he wasn't in it, only his precious golf clubs). Ned reportedly described it as, "the happiest day in my life, when the mob firebombed my car."
On September 3, 1987, Ned died on vacation while snorkeling
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is the practice of swimming on or through a body of water while equipped with a diving mask, a shaped tube called a snorkel, and usually swimfins. In cooler waters, a wetsuit may also be worn...
in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The coroner's office ruled it a natural death from a heart attack.