The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that "all-sports television will never work" are full of guile, luck, fear, f ...
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1493079573
ISBN-13:
9781493079575
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Globe Pequot Press
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8.60 X 6.00 X 0.80 inches
Language
English
The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that "all-sports television will never work" are full of guile, luck, fear, fun, and unbridled optimism. As ESPN's founding executive producer, Peter Fox was privy to some spectacular professional efforts by a cadre of Connecticut locals who made the dream real. The first 300 days of the fledgling network were filled with mayhem, on-air gaffes, and the slowest instant replay in television. What started as a humble idea in the late spring of 1978 to capitalize on the brand-new mania for UConn men's basketball soon morphed into ESPN and a plan to begin airing a series of "test broadcasts" in the fall. This is the story of the early days at ESPN, told by one on the network's launching pad, and how a conversation over a couple of martinis in 1978 led to the creation of a broadcast juggernaut.
ISBN-10
:1493079573
ISBN-13
:9781493079575
Publisher
:Globe Pequot Press
Publication date
: 04 Jun, 2024
Category
Sub-Category
: History
Format
:HARDCOVER
Language
:English
Reading Level
: All
No. of Units
:1
Dimension
: 8.60 X 6.00 X 0.80 inches
Weight
:408 g
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