Sports-Talk Radio in America: Its Context and Culture

by John Mark Dempsey, Frank Hoffmann, Jack M. Dempsey, et al.

Book Overview

An inside look at the hosts, hot spots, and history of sports-talk radio Sports-Talk Radio in America looks at major-, medium-, and small-market stations across the United States that feature an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789025906
• ISBN13: 9780789025906
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Recommended for anyone with an interest in the field.

Edited by John Mark Dempsey, Ph.D., Sports-Talk Radio in America: Its Context and Culture is an anthology of essays by learned authors and field professionals about major, medium, and small-market stations across America with an all-sports format. Each is presented with an eye toward the individual programming strategies and charismatic personalities that made them successful. Written in mostly plain terms (and some sports-specific terminology), Sports-Talk Radio in America is as accessible to the casual sports-talk radio fan as it is to a prospective sports-talk radio station owner or professional. From WFAN and the inception of all-sports radio to WHB Kansas City "World's Happiest Broadcasters", Sports-Talk Radio in America is part history, part tribute, part testimony, and entirely enjoyable. Recommended for anyone with an interest in the field.