Steve Byrnes

Not to be confused with Steve Byrne or Steve Burns (disambiguation).
Steve Byrnes
Byrnes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2014
Born
Steven Patrick Byrnes

April 14, 1959
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 21, 2015(2015-04-21) (aged 56)
Fort Mill, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland
Occupation(s)Television host, producer, pit reporter
Years active1982–2014
EmployerFox Sports
Spouse
Karen (née Goins)
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(m. 1992)​
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Children1

Steven Patrick Byrnes (April 14, 1959 – April 21, 2015) was an American television announcer and producer.

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]

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