Memories from the Microphone - by Curt Smith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Timed for the centennial of the first game to be broadcast on radio, <em>Memories from the Microphone: A Century of Baseball Broadcasting</em> will celebrate the larger-than-life role that radio and TV announcers have had on our enjoyment of the national pastime.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Voices of the Game</b><br><p>Curt Smith is "...the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting." --<b>USA Today</b></p><p><b>#1 New Release in Photography, Baseball Statistics, Photo Essays, and Photojournalism </b></p><p><b>In this second in a series of Baseball Hall of Fame books, celebrate the larger-than-life role played by radio and TV baseball announcers in enhancing the pleasure of our national pastime.</b></p><p><b>Commemorate the 100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. </b>The first baseball game ever broadcast on radio was on August 5, 1921 by Harold Wampler Arlin, a part-time baseball announcer on Pittsburgh's KDKA, America's first commercially licensed radio station. The Pirates defeated the Phillies 8-5.</p><p><b>An insider's view of baseball. </b>Now you can own <em>Memories from the Microphone</em> and experience baseball from author Curt Smith. He has spent much of his life covering baseball radio and TV, and previously authored baseball books including the classic <em>Voices of The Game</em>.</p><p><b>Relive baseball's storied past through the eyes of famed baseball announcers. </b>Organized chronologically, <em>Memories from the Microphone</em> charts the history of baseball broadcasting. Enjoy celebrated stories and personalities that have shaped the game--from Mel Allen to Harry Caray, Vin Scully to Joe Morgan, Ernie Harwell to Red Barber.</p><p><b>Also discover: </b><br></p><ul><li>Images from the Baseball Hall of Fame's matchless archive</li><li>A multi-layered narrative exploring cultural, technological, and economic trends that changed fans' experience of the game</li><li>Anecdotes and quotes from Curt Smith's original research</li><li>Interviews with broadcast greats</li><li>Little-known stories, such as Ronald Reagan calling games for WHO Des Moines in the 1930s</li><li>Accounts of diversity in baseball broadcasting, including the TV coverage of Joe Morgan and earlier Hispanic pioneers Buck Canel and Rafael (Felo) Ramirez</li><li>A special section devoted to the Ford C. Frick Award and inductees since its inception in 1978</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Also read the first in the series of Baseball Hall of Fame books <em>Picturing America's Pastime</em>.</b></p>
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