By Ruth Ferguson, NDG Editor
“Hello Dallas-Fort Worth… let’s talk sports,” for over 20 years that is how Max Morgan started every sports segment he anchored for KDFW Fox 4. That phrase, his voice that you felt could belt out a great hymn at any moment, were his signature marks. Fans were sadden to learn he passed away Monday. In all the years of watching Morgan, he was always the same, win or lose he greeted fans with a smile and kept the fun in sports.
Morgan was a throwback to the days when sports anchors were not trying to make name for themselves by being overly opinionated and he seem to genuinely enjoy his job. You got the sense he was a big kid living out his dream of watching sports. If he ever became jaded by being so close to the prima donna owners and athletes, the fans never knew it.
When Morgan came on the scene the Dallas Cowboys were enjoying much better days. He covered the team during two Super Bowl championships, gave the reports as the Dallas Stars won a Stanley Cup, when the Dallas Mavericks finally won a world championship and most recently as the Texas Rangers made two trips to the World Series.
According to KDFW’s website Morgan was admitted last week to a local hospital while battling congestive heart failure. He was in the hospital for his 59th birthday on Friday. According to published reports, Morgan’s wife Marla indicated he had struggled with a heart condition for a few years.
Originally from Arkansas, Morgan joined the station in November 1993 following stints on the radio and TV in his home state, followed by time in Baltimore, Maryland.
Craig, a fan on the station’s website summed up the feelings of many: “I feel certain that they play sports in Heaven and when I arrive that you will be there and fill me in on what I have missed. RIP Max from me and all the friends you have yet to meet.”Â
