Ned Day

Edward Gately "Ned" Day, Jr. (April 5, 1945 – September 3, 1987) was an American journalist and newspaper reporter who was known for taking on mobsters who dominated Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s and '80s.

Day's father, also named Ned Day, was a professional bowler. After several attempts to follow his father's career path, the younger Day moved to Las Vegas in the mid-1970s.

After moving to Las Vegas, Day began working as a reporter for the now-closed 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. His trademark on-air signoff was, "I thought you'd like to know, I'm Ned Day."

In 1986, Day's car was bombed (he wasn't in it, just his golf clubs). Ned reportedly described it as "the happiest day in my life, when the mob firebombed my car."

On September 3, 1987, Day died on vacation while snorkeling in Hawaii, at the age of 42. The coroner's office ruled it a natural death from a heart attack.