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There you have it : the life, legacy, and legend of Howard Cosell /
This is the first full-length biography of the lawyer-turned-sports journalist whose brash style and pungent social commentary changed the way American sporting events are reported. Perhaps best known for his close relationship with the world champion boxer Muhammad Ali, Howard Cosell became a celeb...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amherst :
University of Massachusetts Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | JSTOR EBA.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This is the first full-length biography of the lawyer-turned-sports journalist whose brash style and pungent social commentary changed the way American sporting events are reported. Perhaps best known for his close relationship with the world champion boxer Muhammad Ali, Howard Cosell became a celebrity in his own right during the 1960's and 1970'sùthe bombastic, controversial, instantly recognizable sportscaster everyone "loved to hate." Raised in Brooklyn in a middle-class Jewish family, Cosell carried with him a deeply ingrained sense of social justice. Yet early on he abandoned plans for a legal career to become a pioneer in sports broadcasting, first in radio and then in television. While Cosell took courageous stands on behalf of civil rights and other causes, he could be remarkably blind to the inconsistencies in his own life. In this way, John Bloom argues, he embodied contradictions that still resonate widely in American society today. --Book Jacket. |
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| Notas: | OldControl:muse9781613760130. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 220 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781613760130 1613760132 |