Crack of the bat :: a history of baseball on the radio /
"The crack of the bat on the radio is ingrained in the American mind as baseball takes center stage each summer. Radio has brought the sounds of baseball into homes for almost one hundred years, helping baseball emerge from the 1919 Black Sox scandal into the glorious World Series of the 1920s....
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The crack of the bat on the radio is ingrained in the American mind as baseball takes center stage each summer. Radio has brought the sounds of baseball into homes for almost one hundred years, helping baseball emerge from the 1919 Black Sox scandal into the glorious World Series of the 1920s. The medium gave fans around the country aural access to the first All-Star Game, Lou Gehrig's farewell speech, and Bobby Thomson's 'Shot Heard 'Round the World.' Red Barber, Vin Scully, Harry Caray, Ernie Harwell, Bob Uecker, and dozens of other beloved announcers helped cement the love affair between radio and the national pastime. Crack of the Bat takes readers from the 1920s to the present, examining the role of baseball in the development of the radio industry and the complex coevolution of their relationship. James R. Walker provides a balanced, nuanced, and carefully documented look at radio and baseball over the past century, focusing on the interaction between team owners, local and national media, and government and business interests, with extensive coverage of the television and Internet ages, when baseball on the radio had to make critical adjustments to stay viable. Despite cable television's ubiquity, live video streaming, and social media, radio remains an important medium through which fans engage with their teams. The evolving relationship between baseball and radio intersects with topics as varied as the twenty-year battle among owners to control radio, the development of sports as a valuable media product, and the impact of competing technologies on the broadcast medium. Amid these changes, the familiar sounds of the ball hitting the glove and the satisfying crack of the bat stay the same"--Provided by publisher |
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| spelling | Walker, James Robert. Crack of the bat : a history of baseball on the radio / James R. Walker ; foreword by Pat Hughes. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2015] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: A game in words and sound -- Part 1. The Formative Years, 1920-36. Early World Series coverage -- The local game begins -- Inventing a new craft -- The baseball-radio war -- The World Series triggers a national obsession -- Advertisers expand baseball coverage -- Part 2. The Age of Acceptance, 1937-60. Re-creating baseball -- Baseball reluctantly embraces radio -- An explosion in national coverage -- Part 3. The Television Years, 1961-present. Radio in the age of television -- The modern baseball announcer -- Baseball broadcasts in the digital era -- Epilogue. Print version record. "The crack of the bat on the radio is ingrained in the American mind as baseball takes center stage each summer. Radio has brought the sounds of baseball into homes for almost one hundred years, helping baseball emerge from the 1919 Black Sox scandal into the glorious World Series of the 1920s. The medium gave fans around the country aural access to the first All-Star Game, Lou Gehrig's farewell speech, and Bobby Thomson's 'Shot Heard 'Round the World.' Red Barber, Vin Scully, Harry Caray, Ernie Harwell, Bob Uecker, and dozens of other beloved announcers helped cement the love affair between radio and the national pastime. Crack of the Bat takes readers from the 1920s to the present, examining the role of baseball in the development of the radio industry and the complex coevolution of their relationship. James R. Walker provides a balanced, nuanced, and carefully documented look at radio and baseball over the past century, focusing on the interaction between team owners, local and national media, and government and business interests, with extensive coverage of the television and Internet ages, when baseball on the radio had to make critical adjustments to stay viable. Despite cable television's ubiquity, live video streaming, and social media, radio remains an important medium through which fans engage with their teams. The evolving relationship between baseball and radio intersects with topics as varied as the twenty-year battle among owners to control radio, the development of sports as a valuable media product, and the impact of competing technologies on the broadcast medium. Amid these changes, the familiar sounds of the ball hitting the glove and the satisfying crack of the bat stay the same"--Provided by publisher Radio and baseball History. Radio broadcasting of sports United States History. Radio et base-ball Histoire. Émissions sportives radiophoniques États-Unis Histoire. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Journalism. bisacsh Radio and baseball fast Radio broadcasting of sports fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq History fast Print version: Walker, James Robert. Crack of the bat 9780803245006 (DLC) 2014043891 (OCoLC)894747495 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=967899 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Walker, James Robert Crack of the bat : a history of baseball on the radio / Introduction: A game in words and sound -- Part 1. The Formative Years, 1920-36. Early World Series coverage -- The local game begins -- Inventing a new craft -- The baseball-radio war -- The World Series triggers a national obsession -- Advertisers expand baseball coverage -- Part 2. The Age of Acceptance, 1937-60. Re-creating baseball -- Baseball reluctantly embraces radio -- An explosion in national coverage -- Part 3. The Television Years, 1961-present. Radio in the age of television -- The modern baseball announcer -- Baseball broadcasts in the digital era -- Epilogue. Radio and baseball History. Radio broadcasting of sports United States History. Radio et base-ball Histoire. Émissions sportives radiophoniques États-Unis Histoire. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Journalism. bisacsh Radio and baseball fast Radio broadcasting of sports fast |
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| title_full | Crack of the bat : a history of baseball on the radio / James R. Walker ; foreword by Pat Hughes. |
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| topic | Radio and baseball History. Radio broadcasting of sports United States History. Radio et base-ball Histoire. Émissions sportives radiophoniques États-Unis Histoire. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Journalism. bisacsh Radio and baseball fast Radio broadcasting of sports fast |
| topic_facet | Radio and baseball History. Radio broadcasting of sports United States History. Radio et base-ball Histoire. Émissions sportives radiophoniques États-Unis Histoire. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Journalism. Radio and baseball Radio broadcasting of sports United States History |
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