Steve Byrnes, a NASCAR on Fox broadcaster and longtime television sports journalist, died April 21 at a hospital in Charlotte. He was 56.
His death was announced by the network. Mr. Byrnes had been diagnosed with cancer in 2013.
Mr. Byrnes joined Fox Sports in 2001 and served as a pit reporter for its Sprint Cup Series coverage through the 2014 season. He was also a play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports 1’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races and hosted several auto racing shows on the company’s channels.
Before joining Fox, he was a pit reporter for TNN, CBS and WTBS.
Steven Patrick Byrnes was born on April 14, 1959, in Chicago and grew up in New Carrollton, Md. He graduated in 1977 from Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. At the University of Maryland, he received a bachelor’s degree in radio, television and film in 1981.
He began working in television as a weekend sports producer at WJLA-TV in Washington and moved to the Charlotte area in 1985.
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Survivors include his wife of 22 years, the former Karen Goins of Fort Mill, S.C.; a son, Bryson Byrnes, also of Fort Mill; his parents, Jerry and Claire Byrnes of Charlotte; a sister; and a brother.
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