Red Barber : The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend /

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"This biography of sports announcer Red Barber (1908-92) puts his life and broadcasting career in the context of twentieth-century American life and explores his own personal journey"--

Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Hiltner, Judith R. (Auteur), Walker, James Robert (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2022]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Barber, Red, > 1908-1992.
Sportscasters.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
SPORTS & RECREATION / Baseball / History.
Sportscasters > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Prologue: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber
  • Cultured roots
  • Celery capital of the world
  • Bumming corner
  • "Certain aspects of bovine obstetrics"
  • Pay cut
  • Rising expectations
  • Making of a legend
  • "Blood" on the radio
  • On the home front
  • "Oh, doctor!"
  • Losing control, gaining a purpose
  • Stadium work
  • Breakfast in Manhattan
  • A developing writer, a darker vision
  • Hall of fame broadcaster
  • National Public Radio
  • A closed family
  • Legacies
  • Epilogue: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, revisited.

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