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Steve Byrnes
American television announcer (1959-2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Steve Byrne or Steve Burns (disambiguation).
Steven Patrick Byrnes (April 14, 1959 – April 21, 2015) was an American television announcer and producer.
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Steve Byrnes | |
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![]() Byrnes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2014 | |
Born | Steven Patrick Byrnes April 14, 1959 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | April 21, 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 56) |
Alma mater | University of Maryland |
Occupation(s) | Television host, producer, pit reporter |
Years active | 1982–2014 |
Employer | Fox Sports |
Spouse |
Karen (née Goins) (m. 1992) |
Children | 1 |
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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 NASCAR on Fox 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.[2]