Sports Broadcasting Books


Where's Harry?: Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry CarayWhere's Harry?: Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry Caray
Best Price: $13.47
If you ever heard Harry Caray broadcast a game, you couldn't forget him. Many had the...
Sports Guys: Insights, Highlights and Hoo-hahs From Your Favorite Sports AuthoritiesSports Guys: Insights, Highlights and Hoo-hahs From Your Favorite Sports Authorities
Best Price: $7.81
For Kansas Citians, these are the media icons of the last 70 years. It's good this was...
Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best AnnouncersVoices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best Announcers
Russ Hodges?s frantic pronouncement at Bobby Thomson?s "Shot Heard ?Round the World":...
A History of Sports Highlights: Replayed Plays from Edison to ESPNA History of Sports Highlights: Replayed Plays from Edison to ESPN
This book traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight--the dominant news...
An American JourneyAn American Journey
In American Journey, Jerry Coleman, along with The New York Times's Richard Goldstein, write...


Raising Stanley: What It Takes to Claim Hockey's Ultimate PrizeRaising Stanley: What It Takes to Claim Hockey's Ultimate Prize
Steeped in a tradition that spans three centuries, the Stanley Cup is the most storied trophy in...
The Ticket: Full Disclosure: The Completely True Story of the Marconi-winning Little Ticket, A.k.a., the StationThe Ticket: Full Disclosure: The Completely True Story of the Marconi-winning Little Ticket, A.k.a., the Station
Beyond the inside jokes, the fake bits and the banter, The Ticket: Full Disclosure gives you the...
Where's Harry?: Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry CarayWhere's Harry?: Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry Caray
Best Price: $13.47
If you ever heard Harry Caray broadcast a game, you couldn't forget him. Many had the...
Sports Guys: Insights, Highlights and Hoo-hahs From Your Favorite Sports AuthoritiesSports Guys: Insights, Highlights and Hoo-hahs From Your Favorite Sports Authorities
Best Price: $7.81
For Kansas Citians, these are the media icons of the last 70 years. It's good this was...
Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best AnnouncersVoices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best Announcers
Russ Hodges?s frantic pronouncement at Bobby Thomson?s "Shot Heard ?Round the World":...


A History of Sports Highlights: Replayed Plays from Edison to ESPNA History of Sports Highlights: Replayed Plays from Edison to ESPN
This book traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight--the dominant news...
An American JourneyAn American Journey
In American Journey, Jerry Coleman, along with The New York Times's Richard Goldstein, write...
Raising Stanley: What It Takes to Claim Hockey's Ultimate PrizeRaising Stanley: What It Takes to Claim Hockey's Ultimate Prize
Steeped in a tradition that spans three centuries, the Stanley Cup is the most storied trophy in...
The Ticket: Full Disclosure: The Completely True Story of the Marconi-winning Little Ticket, A.k.a., the StationThe Ticket: Full Disclosure: The Completely True Story of the Marconi-winning Little Ticket, A.k.a., the Station
Beyond the inside jokes, the fake bits and the banter, The Ticket: Full Disclosure gives you the...
From Peanuts to the PressboxFrom Peanuts to the Pressbox
A Thomas Nelson Kindle book.

Skating on Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee SportSkating on Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport
Best Price: $40.00
Of all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure...
A History of Sports Highlights: Replayed Plays from Edison to ESPNA History of Sports Highlights: Replayed Plays from Edison to ESPN
Best Price: $45.00
This book traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight--the dominant news...
Sports Junkies Rejoice - The Birth of ESPNSports Junkies Rejoice - The Birth of ESPN
Sports Junkies Rejoice is the fast-paced account of an incredible 14 month journey that led to...
The Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas : Sixty Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast BoothThe Storytellers: From Mel Allen to Bob Costas : Sixty Years of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth
Best Price: $6.85
The Storytellers is a hillarious and moving collection of baseball stories told by the people...
Out of Bounds: Sports, Media and the Politics of IdentityOut of Bounds: Sports, Media and the Politics of Identity
Best Price: $10.00
Out of Bounds is a collection of essays that regards the media representation of professional...

Out of Bounds: Sports, Media and the Politics of IdentityOut of Bounds: Sports, Media and the Politics of Identity
Best Price: $73.49
Out of Bounds is a collection of essays that regards the media representation of professional...
Rhubarb in the Catbird SeatRhubarb in the Catbird Seat
Best Price: $7.36
Great seller, fantastic book. Better than expected. Wonderful bit of baseball history and...
ESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in SportsESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in Sports
A fascinating look at ESPN and its success as a brand ESPN The Company reveals the inside...
Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era, The Way America Witnessed It--In The Movie NewsreelsReel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era, The Way America Witnessed It--In The Movie Newsreels
Best Price: $6.10
REEL BASEBALL IS A COMBINATION DVD AND BOOK COVERING BASEBALL WHEN MOST OF THE COVERAGE WAS FROM...
Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red SoxBroadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox
Best Price: $14.76
In Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Heard It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox , Joe...

Of Mikes and MenOf Mikes and Men
As a boy growing up in upstate New York, Pete Van Wieren dreamed of becoming the play-by-play...
Coach's Challenge: Faith, Football, and Filling the Father GapCoach's Challenge: Faith, Football, and Filling the Father Gap
Best Price: $2.88
Coach Mike Gottfried's professional life took him from college football coach to TV sports...
Sports Junkies Rejoice: The Birth of ESPNSports Junkies Rejoice: The Birth of ESPN
Best Price: $11.80
"Sports Junkies Rejoice! The Birth of ESPN" is the definitive insider's account of...
Hot Rod Hundley: "You Gotta Love It, Baby!" Limited EditionHot Rod Hundley: "You Gotta Love It, Baby!" Limited Edition
Limited Leatherbound Edition. Limited to 500 copies. Signed by Hot Rod Hundley, Jerry West, John...
The Ticket: Full Disclosure: the Completely True Story of the Marconi-winning Little Ticket, a.k.a., the Station That Got Your Mom to Say 'stay Hard'The Ticket: Full Disclosure: the Completely True Story of the Marconi-winning Little Ticket, a.k.a., the Station That Got Your Mom to Say 'stay Hard'
Best Price: $10.53
A great read for fans of The Ticket. Lots of background on the forming of the Ticket and the...

Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best AnnouncersVoices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best Announcers
Best Price: $5.57
Russ Hodges?s frantic pronouncement at Bobby Thomson?s ?Shot Heard ?Round the World?: ?The...
Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in BaseballIs This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head---My 25 Years in Baseball
Best Price: $7.16
There's no doubt baseball's popularity has diminished in recent years. The pace of the...
Always By My SideAlways By My Side
Best Price: $0.99
Abridged CDs ? 5 CDs, 6 hours America?s most visible sports commentator tells the stories of...
Games and Sets: The Changing Face of Sport on TelevisionGames and Sets: The Changing Face of Sport on Television
Best Price: $20.00
Merrill Reese: It's Gooooood!Merrill Reese: It's Gooooood!
Best Price: $20.16
I may be biased, since I've admired Merrill for a long time and since I am a huge Eagles...

Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPNThose Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events...
The Real McKay: My Wide World of SportsThe Real McKay: My Wide World of Sports
Best Price: $3.00
For his fifty years in sports, many of those spent as chief anchorman of ABC-TV's "Wide...
Sports BroadcastingSports Broadcasting
Best Price: $84.70
This landmark text is intended to be the most complete source of information ever published...
Coach's ChallengeCoach's Challenge
Coach Mike Gottfried's professional life took him from college football coach to TV sports...
Cohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' ClubCohn-Head: A No-Holds-Barred Account of Breaking Into the Boys' Club
The real challenge is when a baseball player comes up to you to do an interview and then drops...

Ron Santo: Heart and Soul of the CubsRon Santo: Heart and Soul of the Cubs
Best Price: $5.98
Chicago will never forget the Santo "heel click" or their beloved #10. Ron Santo...
ESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in SportsESPN The Company: The Story and Lessons Behind the Most Fanatical Brand in Sports
Best Price: $13.81
It's hard for your average author to effectively chronicle a company's growth. You have...
Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant LivingRole of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living
We live in a world that all too often operates under the overriding template of self-promotion,...
Sports on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)Sports on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)
Best Price: $44.95
Television has always augmented its dramatic and variety programming with sports. After covering...
I Remember Harry CarayI Remember Harry Caray
Best Price: $3.15
HARRY CARAY WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BASEBALL ANNOUNCERS OF ALL TIME. I REMEMBER HIM DURING...

The Babe in BoylandThe Babe in Boyland
Best Price: $0.99
I drive a lot for my job and I listen to The Fabulous Sports Babe Show on the radio every day. I...
Fridays with Red:  A Radio FriendshipFridays with Red: A Radio Friendship
Best Price: $3.97
This was supposed to be an "easy read" - the equilibrium-restoring counterbalance to...
Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans (Book w/ CD)Harry Caray: Voice of the Fans (Book w/ CD)
Best Price: $7.49
It is a great book in that it tells a side of Harry Carey's life as a broadcaster that I...
Ain't the Beer Cold! (Autobiography)Ain't the Beer Cold! (Autobiography)
Best Price: $19.99
Hall of Fame broadcaster Chuck Thompson, with the assistance of veteran Associated Press...
Sports on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)Sports on Television (The Praeger Television Collection)
Television has always augmented its dramatic and variety programming with sports. After covering...

I'd Love to but I Have a GameI'd Love to but I Have a Game
Best Price: $2.84
Hilarious book. Marv cracks jokes throughout, none of it forced, all of it funny. The foreword...
Let's Go to the Videotape: All the Plays and Replays from My Life in SportsLet's Go to the Videotape: All the Plays and Replays from My Life in Sports
Best Price: $0.96
I picked this up ... at a discount bookstore and could not have been more delighted. After...
Sportscasting (Electronic Media Management)Sportscasting (Electronic Media Management)
Best Price: $538.70
Offers a non-technical, practical presentation of the sportscaster's duties, including...
Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPNThose Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
Best Price: $14.99
ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo,...
Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPNThose Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
Best Price: $16.06
ESPN began as an outrageous gamble with a lineup that included Australian Rules Football, rodeo,...

Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant LivingRole of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living
Best Price: $2.97
Author James Brown wears several hats, and has lived a life that is proof of a foundation rooted...
Broadcasting Baseball: A History of the National Pastime on Radio and TelevisionBroadcasting Baseball: A History of the National Pastime on Radio and Television
Best Price: $39.95
There is a long-standing relationship between broadcasting and sports, and nowhere is this more...
The Fastest Kid on the Block: The Marty Glickman Story (Sports and Entertainment)The Fastest Kid on the Block: The Marty Glickman Story (Sports and Entertainment)
Best Price: $6.99
No recollection of sports broadcasting in the United States is complete without a nod to...
Fifty Years Behind the Microphone: The Les Keiter Story (A Kolowalu book)Fifty Years Behind the Microphone: The Les Keiter Story (A Kolowalu book)
Best Price: $25.00
Games and Sets: The Changing Face of Sport on TelevisionGames and Sets: The Changing Face of Sport on Television
Best Price: $349.72

Of Mikes and Men: From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football BoothOf Mikes and Men: From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football Booth
Best Price: $18.92
Curt Smith replicates the format of his earlier "The Storytellers," this time...
Ain't the Beer Cold!Ain't the Beer Cold!
Best Price: $4.94
chuck thompson was a great broadcaster for the colts and orioles during the 60's and...
   
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