Carnegie's later acknowledged his all-time favorite sporting event broadcasts were the 1954, 1955, and 1956 Indiana high school boys' basketball tournaments. Carnegie was the game announcer for the 1954 tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus, where the Milan High School team upset Muncie Central High School to win the state championship.
Carnegie considered his favorite sporting events to be the 1954, 1955, and 1956 Indiana high school boys' basketball tournaments. In 1954, he was responsible for announcing games at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Butler University campus where Milan High School defeated Muncie Central High School to win the state championship.