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Merrill Reese: It's Gooooood!

Merrill Reese, Mark Eckel

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Merrill tells us the lowdown! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I may be biased, since I've admired Merrill for a long time and since I am a huge Eagles fan as well as a fellow radio broadcaster, but I found this book to be very entertaining and interesting. Merrill gives us a look at what was going on behind some of those Eagles teams from the late 70's until now. His insight is unsurpassed when it comes to the Birds. On top of that, he gives us a look into his life and his experiences behind the microphone as well as his climb up the ladder of broadcasting. If you're looking to get into the broadcasting field, this book just might give you the pointers and inspiration you need. If you're a diehard Eagles fan, then this is a must have. Highly enjoyable.

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Merrill Reese has lived his dream. From the time he could talk he wanted to broadcast Philadelphia Eagles football games and that's exactly what he has done for more than 20 years. In his autobiography, Reese tells of his beginnings as a radio and television child actor, his early struggles in the radio business, and how he went from a small station in Pottstown to the familiar and popular Voice of the Eagles.

It's Not Who Won or Lost the Game: It's How You Sold the Beer

Bob Wolff

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Great piece of American sports nostalgia! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I grew up listening by transistor radio to Bob Wolff broadcast the old Washington Senators baseball games. Always colorful, innovative and multi-faceted, he brings back to life countless memories of some of sports most glorious moments, as well as some humorous ones which never went reported. His book is a throwback to sports of a simpler and purer era, before the days of multi-million dollar contracts and superstar scandals. Those who remember that time will revel in the reminicences of the author's accounts, and those who weren't will learn of sports as they once were...and as they will never be again. Bob Wolff has been duly recognized as a member of Baseball's Hall of Fame, and his book is a record of his legacy to today's sports broadcaster and fan. For anyone who truly loves sports, we owe him a debt of gratitude.

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This book takes you inside the world of sportscasting, with all of its trials and triumphs, and leave you with a sense of wonder at the men and women who pursure this harried and rewarding profession.

Bob Fulton: "My Life My Career"

Bob Fulton

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For forty-three years sportscaster Bob Fulton was the "voice" of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and a figure as central to the athletics program as any coach or star player. His memoir serves as a unique opportunity to revisit decades of Carolina sports from the broadcaster's vantage point as he surveys defining moments and larger-than-life personalities from football, basketball, and baseball. Fulton offers his take on coaches such as Paul Dietzel, Frank McGuire, Bobby Richardson, Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Ray Tanner, Dave Odom, and others, as well as dozens of referees and fellow sportscasters. He also gives his candid opinions on the current state and future potential of college sports. On every page this seasoned storyteller proves that he can still spin a colorful yarn and capture magical moments in his own words. This is Bob Fulton, a legend behind the microphone, still calling it like he sees it.

The Fastest Kid on the Block: The Marty Glickman Story (Sports and Entertainment)

Marty Glickman, Stan Isaacs

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Athlete turned broadcaster Glickman writes of his fifty-year career in sports. "A frank, fascinating memoir". -- The Kirkus Reviews

It's Gone!... No, Wait a Minute . .: Talking My Way into the Big Leagues at 40

Ken Levine

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Boffo! Spectacular. A laugh riot! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Gee, I wish I could be in Ken's shoes..... as the great Geoff Witcher (The Sultan of Scores) said "What do you know about leaving the typewritter for hot television shoes to become a big league announcer" but despite that -- Ken hits a home run! Great for that baseball nut in your family. Instead of "let's play 2".... it should be "let's buy 2!" (of Ken's book)

Mike

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A whimsical look at the world of big-league baseball broadcasting describes how a successful thirty-something Hollywood writer set out to pursue a new career as a baseball broadcaster, providing an irreverent, anecdotal look at his rookie year. 17,500 first printing.

Of Mikes and Men: From Ray Scott to Curt Gowdy: Tales from the Pro Football Booth

Curt Smith

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An amusing, entertaining read. 4 out of 5 stars.
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Curt Smith replicates the format of his earlier "The Storytellers," this time turning the "mikes" over to football rather than baseball announcers. Personally, I liked the earlier collection better, perhaps because I prefer the diamond to the gridiron. And Smith's own passages, in the announcer profiles and chapter introductions, once again show a lot of duplication from his earlier books like the aforementioned "Storytellers" and "Voices Of The Game." Nonetheless, there's no shortage of great anecdotes here and this book should be more than welcome for fans of football or broadcasting.

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In this collection of anecdotes from the announcers of pro football, the Voices reminisce about a time before television, when the NFL was just making its floundering start and college ball held all the attraction. With the spread of television broadcasting, the Voices gained faces and the NFL gained an audience. Recall with the broadcasters the excitement of pivotal moments, the glory of the victors, and the great men who coached those champions. With their love of the work and lots of light-hearted memories about everything from the Heidi game to the glory of Green Bay to the birth of

Broadcast Rites and Sites, Revised Edition: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox

Joe Castiglione

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Stick with the radio Joe 1 out of 5 stars.
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This book was awful. I lost this book halfway through and it didn't matter to me. Normally if I lost a book I would go through the house so I could finish it.
I'm a big Sox fan and Joe Castiglione is a great broadcaster, but he's not a great author. One star for trying.

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Veteran broadcaster Joe Castiglione has seen his share of heartbreaking games, especially from his vantage point at Fenway Park where he has called the Red Sox games for the last 20 years. In his newest book, Castiglione not only recounts the drama from the booth in Boston, but also his travels and baseball adventures throughout the country in his previous stints with the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers over his 30-year career. Special chapters are devoted to favorite players, spring training, major league cities and the business of sports broadcasting.

I Remember Harry Caray

Rich Wolfe, George Castle

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How can u beat Harry Caray? 4 out of 5 stars.
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I Remember Harry Caray is a good book and i highly suggest buying it if you are a die hard Cubs fan like myself. This book has some very good stories in it about Harry and the Cubbies. Harry Caray is in my mind what really kept me watching the Cubs through their terrible years and this book is the perfect tribute to a wonderful man.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME 4 out of 5 stars.
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HARRY CARAY WAS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BASEBALL ANNOUNCERS OF ALL TIME. I REMEMBER HIM DURING THE LATE 1960'S UNTIL HIS DEATH IN THE LATE 90'S. HE WAS SO ENTHUSIASTIC AND HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME WAS ADDICTIVE. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK AND FOUND IT BE VERY WELL WRITTEN. I RECOMMEND IT ESPECIALLY FOR ALL CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS FANS WHO CAN APPRECIATE THE TALENT AND CHARACTER OF HARRY.

Very interesting story about a true character! 4 out of 5 stars.
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I was surprised by many of the observations in this book, but far from sensationalistic, it is very honest in what made up Harry Carey. I appreciated the fact it was authorized, and I imagine there is more then enough information about Harry to warrent another volume. Here's hoping we get to see more of "the voice of the Cubs'!

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Harry Caray broadcast over 8,000 regular season games. His first game was on opening day in 1945. Harry packed 883 years of living into and 83-year life and lived by a simple credo: "The meter is running so you'd better live it up."

This Copyrighted Broadcast

Greenwald

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"Style, not shtick. Wit, not bombast." That's the way Bob Costas describes longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster Hank Greenwald's on-air voice in his foreword to Greenwald's acerbically free-wheeling look back at his years in the booth. It's a description that also goes a long way toward characterizing the man and his memoir. Greenwald, now retired from the grind of day-to-day game-calling, was a rarity on the air. He not only knew how to make a game come alive, but also how to liven up the pauses in action with a genuine humor that was funny but not self-serving, self-referential, or worse, self-reverential. Not surprisingly, This Copyrighted Broadcast reflects that balancing act: it's smart in its look at the state of the game, on and particularly off the field (to wit: "If there's one thing owners don't accept, it's blame. They don't have to, they're owners"; "What a shame baseball is so insecure about itself"), it's funny, it's honest (wait till you see what Greenwald has to say about Barry Bonds), it's daring in what it reveals about broadcasting and some of the absurdities of being a ball club's paid mouthpiece--unless you're an institution like Harry Caray, you don't always get to call it like you see it--and it's poignant in its revelations about family, especially concerning Greenwald's remarkable relationship with a daughter who has Down's Syndrome. But mostly, it's a collection of terrific anecdotes from a man who knows how to tells stories, move things along, and amuse with skill and absolute timing. This is, after all, the announcer who, when told by a producer to shorten his sign-on of a game from Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, looked directly into the camera and bid fans a good evening from Two Rivers Stadium. --Jeff Silverman

Ain't the Beer Cold!

Chuck Thompson

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chuck thompson review 4 out of 5 stars.
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chuck thompson was a great broadcaster for the colts and orioles
during the 60's and 70's.

this book gives you a more in depth coverage of the man marylanders
knew so well...

chuck was a true gentleman and the two times i met him, he took
several minutes to talk with you and treat you like a neighbor.

a good book to keep as a keepsake or give as a gift to any orioles
or colts fan. chuck the beer was cold when you called them
so many hot baltimore nights and cool baltimore falls.....

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In this book, Chuck Thompson offers a delightful and insightful perspective on his profession, its people, and its place in the heart of American sports.