 Starting in 1967, O'Day served as race announcer and commentator during Seafair for various radio and TV stations, most recently KIRO TV.The television station, however, announced it was parting ways with O'Day in 2013 and he would not return to broadcast the race.He set the Guinness world record for water skiing non-stop (on Lake Washington) for 4 hours 52 minutes, in 1959.