| Authors: |
Miller, James A. (James Andrew), 1957-
Shales, Tom.
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Television broadcasting of sports -- History.
Television broadcasting of sports -- United States -- History.
Mass media and sports.
ESPN (Television network) -- History.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2011. |
| Description: |
xv, 763 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780316043007 0316043001 |
| Notes: |
Includes index. |
| Contents: |
Blood: 1978-1979 -- The utility of daring: 1980-1986 -- Ripeness is all: 1987-1991 -- Manifest destiny 1992-1994 -- Jonah: 1995-2000 -- The garden of forking paths: 2001-2004 -- Reconciling the dream: 2005-2008 -- Parade of horribles: 2009 and beyond. |
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| Summary: |
Presents the history of sports channel ESPN based on interviews with nearly five hundred current and former employees, featuring announcers and analysts as well as sports stars including LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Gordon. |