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OverviewThere is a long-standing relationship between broadcasting and sports, and nowhere is this more evident than in the marriage of baseball and radio: a slow sport perfectly suited to the word-painting of broadcasters. This work covers the development of the baseball broadcasting industry from the first telegraph reports of games in progress, the influence of early pioneers at Pittsburgh's KDKA and Chicago's WGN, including the first World Series broadcast, the launch of the Telstar Satellite, the Carlton Fisk homerun in the 1975 World Series, which changed how baseball is broadcast, through the latest computer graphics, HD television, and the Internet. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eldon L. HamPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9780786446445ISBN 10: 0786446447 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 02 August 2011 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Watching Radio 2. The Talking Box 3. Little Cat Feet 4. Going, Going—Gone! 5. Murderers, Monkeys, and Radio Men 6. Radio Wars 7. A Game of Infamy 8. The Game of Our Fathers 9. The Quantum Leap: Television 10. The Game of the Week 11. The Great Home Run Chase 12. Holy Cow 13. Seashells, Balloons, and Walk- Off Home Runs 14. All’s Fair in Love and Baseball 15. A Word from Our Sponsor 16. Wagging the Dog 17. The Prodigal Game Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsHam...offers baseball enthusiasts an accessible popular history of the game's ninety-year relationship with radio and television. The book provides a sound examination of big-league baseball on radio and television, grounded in an interesting retelling of some of Major League Baseball's most significant events...Ham gives readers an enjoyable account of a couple initially wary of each other, but bound for synergistic glory...all readers will encounter facets of the broadcasting baseball story that they never anticipated --<i>Nine</i>. Ham...offers baseball enthusiasts an accessible popular history of the game's ninety-year relationship with radio and television. The book provides a sound examination of big-league baseball on radio and television, grounded in an interesting retelling of some of Major League Baseball's most significant events...Ham gives readers an enjoyable account of a couple initially wary of each other, but bound for synergistic glory...all readers will encounter facets of the broadcasting baseball story that they never anticipated --Nine. Author InformationEldon L. Ham is an adjunct professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law. He has published broadly on sports. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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