Tom Carnegie Autographs
Tom Carnegie, born Carl Lee Kenagy, (September 25, 1919 – February 11, 2011) was an American radio and television broadcaster, public-address announcer, sports columnist, documentary filmmaker, and educator from Norwalk, Connecticut. Carnegie's radio and television broadcasting career, which spanned from 1942 to 1985, included work at KITE radio in Kansas City, Missouri; WOWO (AM) radio in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and WIRE (AM) radio in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carnegie was also sports director for WRTV television in Indianapolis for thirty-two years, and broadcast the Indiana high school boys' basketball tournament for twenty-four years.
Carnegie is best known for his deep and resonant voice as the public-address announcer from 1946 to 2006 for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which earned him the title of the "Voice of the Speedway." Carnegie's signature calls during the Indianapolis 500-mile race qualifying attempts were "He's on it" and "It's a new track record," which he repeated many times during his six decades as the Speedway's public address announcer.
Born Carl Lee Kenagy on September 25, 1919, in Norwalk, Connecticut,\n his father, a Baptist minister, moved the family to Waterloo, Iowa, and Pontiac, Michigan. While living in Waterloo, Iowa, he listened to radio broadcasts of a young Ronald Reagan and credits Reagan with being one of his main broadcasting inspirations and influences. When Carl was still a boy the Kenagy family settled in Raytown, Missouri, near Kansas City.
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Traded items with a signature of Tom Carnegie
The most expensive item with a signature of Tom Carnegie (Tom Carnegie "Voice of INDY 500" Jim Nabors Signed 1995 500 Ticket Stub BAS) was sold in October 2025 for $97.88 while the cheapest item ( LEGENDS of INDY Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED ~ The Late TOM CARNEGIE - CALE YARBOROUGH) found a new owner for $0.99 in September 2017. The month with the most items sold (3) was May 2017 with an average selling price of $6.50 for an autographed item of Tom Carnegie. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with $97.88 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2009. In average, an autographed item from Tom Carnegie is worth $12.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tom Carnegie were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | LEGENDS of INDY Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED The Late TOM CARNEGIE and GEORGE BIGNOTTI | $1.32 |  |
| LEGENDS of INDY Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED ~ The Late TOM CARNEGIE - CALE YARBOROUGH | $0.99 | |
| SKYBOX 4.5 x 2.5 Trading Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED ~ Indy Legend The Late TOM CARNEGIE | $5.84 | |
| SKYBOX Indy 500 Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED ~ The Late ANDY GRANATELLI & TOM CARNEGIE | $6.25 | |
| 1997 Indianapolis 500 Hat Signed Tom Carnegie + Multiple Autos w/ Indy 500 Pin | $39.99 | |
 | 1999 Signed ~ Indy 500: More Than A Race by Tom Carnegie | $30.00 | |
| Authentic Autographed Tom Carnegie Hero Card - 60 years At The Speedway. | $9.95 | |
| INDY 500 Postcard ~ AUTOGRAPHED ~ The Late TOM CARNEGIE Voice of IMS | $3.25 | |
| LEGENDS of INDY Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED Andy Granatelli - Tom Carnegie - Chris Eco | $12.01 | |
| PPG Indy Trading Card ~ AUTOGRAPHED ~ MARIO ANDRETTI & The Late TOM CARNEGIE | $12.00 | |
| Tom Carnegie "Voice of INDY 500" Jim Nabors Signed 1995 500 Ticket Stub BAS | $97.88 | |
| Tom Carnegie - Indianapolis 500 Announcer - Signed 8x10 Printed Quote Sheet | $6.49 | |
| Tom Carnegie -Voice of the Indy 500 - Signed 8 x 10 Photo | $34.99 | |
| Tom Carnegie hand Signed Autographed 8x10 photo with Mauri Rose Indianapolis 500 | $49.95 | |
| Vintage 1998 Tom Carnegie Autographed Bench Racers Weekend Ticket | $4.99 | |
