Best Sports Broadcasting Books
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1. Life at 10 Meters: Lessons from an Olympic Champion
Author: by Laura Wilkinson
B096CQW2L7
English
110 pages
Each chapter of Life at 10 Meters: Lessons from an Olympic Champion highlights Olympic Gold Medalist Laura Wilkinson’s mindset and focus as she grew, competed and trained to ultimately reach the pinnacle of sport. As Laura transitioned from childhood to competitive diver to Olympian to adulthood to a mother, there have been many roadblocks, triumphs, challenges, sorrows and unimaginable joy.
This crazy, winding journey has taught Laura that we are all capable of far more than we often imagine, and we were created for a much bigger purpose.
2. The Ultimate Lean & Green Cookbook for Beginners: 1000 Days Worth of Affordable and Super Tasty Recipes to Manage Your Hunger and Lose Weight by Harnessing the Power of "Fueling Hacks"
Author: by Angela Hardy
B097SK295B
English
179 pages
Do you feel sick and tired of all these trendy diets that don’t bring any long-term results? Would you like to successfully follow the Lean and Green diet but have a craving for fried food? Are you looking to drop those excess pounds and get in shape without overthinking about meal planning?
If you answered Yes to at least one of these questions, please keep readingThe Lean and Green is a healthy eating pattern which helps you to lose weight and maintain health. You will consume a combination of purchased, homemade lean and green meals and processed food called “fuelings”. With this diet, there is no need for counting calories or carbs.
This diet has been designed not only to help lose weight but also to improve blood lipid and sugar levels, as well as better overall health. This book will serve as your guide on what the Lean and Green is all about so that you not only enjoy delicious foods but also healthy foods that can improve your health, and on how to upgrade your body health by improving what you need to know about this regimen as well as learning new recipes to make your meals more fun and exciting.
3. Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
Author: by Tom Shales
Back Bay Books
English
832 pages
In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the channel that changed the way people watch and interact with their favorite teams. It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut.
Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now. Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN’s history and an All-Star collection of some of the world’s finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras.
Now, in their own words, the men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success-as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. From the unknown producers and business visionaries to the most famous faces on television, it’s all here.
4. Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV
Author: by Joe Buck
Dutton
English
320 pages
In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the countryincluding the 2017 Super Bowl and this century’s most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubswinning World Seriesreveals why he is one lucky bastard. Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years.
They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting legend and that he was beloved in his adopted hometown of St. Louis. Yet they have no idea who Joe really is.Or how he got here. They don’t know how he almost blew his career.
They haven’t read his funniest and most embarrassing stories or heard about his interactions with the biggest sports stars of this era. They don’t know how hard he can laugh at himselfor that he thinks some of his critics have a point.
And they don’t know what it was really like to grow up in his father’s shadow. Joe and Jack were best friends, but it wasn’t that simple. Jack, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost fifty years, helped Joe get his broadcasting start at eighteen.
5. Take Your Mark, LEAD!: Ten Ways to Lead Yourself and Others Like a Champion
Author: by Kelly Parker Palace
English
236 pages
1737106906
Powerful…Clearly defined, practical strategies to gain key insights. An inspiring book.”-Bob Bowman, 4X Olympic Coach, Michael Phelps’ CoachGarners an A’ rating! Digital Journal (Markos Papadatos, Editor-in-Chief)Kelly’s leadership experience… Makes her insights valuable and enlightening. Dr. Kellie McElhaney, UC Berkeley, Haas Business SchoolTake Your Mark, LEAD!
Will inspire and embolden you on your life and leadership journey. Everton Cranston, Former Pfizer Vice President… The roadmap, the granular details to achieving the Champion inside you. Mel Stewart, Olympic Champion, Co-Founder of SwimSwam Generates a spark within individuals that prompts them to believe anything is attainable.
Swimming World News (John Lohn, Associate Editor-in-Chief) Take Your Mark, LEAD! Is a powerful peak-performance guide that will immediately empower you to triumph in all aspects of your life and to champion yourself, your business, and others. Chocked full of inspiring stories and actionable, practical strategies, this book delivers 11 entertaining, informative chapters from author, leader, and champion, Kelly Parker Palace.
6. Total Sportscasting
Author: by Marc Zumoff
Routledge
English
328 pages
Whether you want to be in front of the camera, on the microphone, or behind the scenes, Total Sportscasting gives you the skills you’ll need to become successful in this dynamic industry. This book covers everything from performance and production techniques to all aspects of sportscasting, good broadcast writing techniques, and how best to forge lasting relationships with team personnel.
It also delves into the unique issues facing women sportscasters. And when it comes to breaking into the business, Total Sportscasting devotes entire chapters to career development and demo reel production. For important perspective, we’ve also included chapters on the history of sportscasting and attempts to glimpse into its future.
Total Sportscasting is packed with a variety of features for both learning and instructing: Complete coverage of every aspect of the sportscast, helping you prepare for any platformTV, radio, and the web Interviews with successful sports journalists, producers, and directors who give you an inside look into the real-world practices of the industry A companion website, which provides additional resources for both instructors and students, including video and audio examples and links to additional resources: www.Totalsportscasting.Com
7. You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, and the Perfect Marriage of Sports and Television
Author: by Al Michaels
William Morrow
English
304 pages
In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports. No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels.
Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he has logged more hours on live network television than any other broadcaster in history, and is the only play-by-play commentator to have covered all four major sports championships: the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final.
He has also witnessed first-hand some of the most memorable events in modern sports, and in this highly personal and revealing account, brings them vividly to life. Michaels shares never-before-told stories from his early years and his rise to the top, covering some of the greatest moments of the past half centuryfrom the Miracle on Icethe historic 1980 Olympic hockey finalsto the earthquake that rocked the 1989 World Series.
8. Where's Harry?: Steve Stone Remembers 25 Years with Harry Caray
Author: by Steve Stone
Taylor Trade Publishing
English
256 pages
A friend of the legendary sportscaster for more than 20 years, Stone regales readers with hundreds of stories about the baseball icon.
9. The Keto Diet Book for Women Over 50: A Complete Guide to the Ketogenic Diet with 50 Simple Low-Carb Recipes & Useful Tips to Help Women Lose Weight During Menopause
Author: by Sandra Grant
B08NF2QPBM
English
59 pages
Are you a woman over 50 who wants to lose weight and look great? Have you tried to lose weight in the past and are finding it harder as you get older? This book is a game-changer for women over 50! Millions of women over the age of 50 diet every year.
Many fail, partly due to their bodies having changed and some because they pick the wrong sort of diet. The ketogenic diet is perfect for women over 50 who may be experiencing menopause and provides a chance to shed the excess weight that most other diets don’t allow.
In this book, The Keto Diet Book for Women After 50: The Complete Guide to Ketogenic Diet with 50 Simple, Low Carbs Recipes & Useful Tips to Help Women Lose Weight During Menopause, you will find everything you need to make your weight loss program a success, with chapters on:Why the ketogenic diet is the right one for youHow it works if you are on menopauseAchieving ketosisFoods you should avoidSupplements you can take 50 amazing recipesAnd moreIf you are a woman over the age of 50 and you’ve all but given up losing weight after numerous failures, then stop right there because The Keto Diet Book for Women After 50 can offer you the chance to find the success you never thought you would, giving you back the body you always wanted.
10. Sports Media
Author: by Brad Schultz
Routledge
English
244 pages
Sports Media covers reporting, anchoring, and production, and offers thorough descriptions of the sports reporter and anchor’s function in sports journalism. This text offers important historical background on the evolution of the sports industry, some grounding in the business of sports, and a discussion of social issues including the experience of women in sports journalism.
New to this edition: An introduction focused on the intersection of economics, technology, and culture that drives modern sports journalism Interviews with industry experts currently working in the field of sports journalism The evolution of the industry to today’s audience-driven, social media-influenced landscape Reporting as storytelling in a modern media environment A companion website (www.Routledge.
Com/cw/schultz) featuring video and audio examples from the authors’ own work to illustrate concepts from the text, links to additional examples and further resources, video tours of production facilities, video interviews with leaders in the field, and an updated instructor’s manual.
11. My Walking Log: Walk Planner with Prompts | Challenge Yourself Logbook For Health & Fitness
Author: by Johnsons Journals
B085DTVPZ1
English
108 pages
100 Walk Challenge JournalLog your walks and find fitness in both mind and body. Walking is a great exercise that doesn’t involve cost or over exertion. Challenge yourself to 100 walks by using this log book to keep track of your progress on the road to fitness and peace of mind.
Book Details:108 Pages100 Walk CapacityWith Prompts6″ x 9″ inchesPaperbackSoft Matte CoverEach Page allows you to fill in:DateBrief Description of walkStart/End TimeTotal Miles/Km’sWeather ConditionsRecord any injuriesRecord anything of noteEnergy LevelsWeight Tracker (back page)All walks are numbered for easy reflection.
Challenge yourself to take 100 walks for fitness of mind and body. Grab your copy today!
12. The Fastest Kid On the Block: The Marty Glickman Story (Sports and Entertainment)
Author: by Marty Glickman
Syracuse University Press
English
216 pages
The legendary voice of the New York Knicks, Giants, and Jets writes also of his years as a Syracuse football star and a track Olympian who was denied his chance to compete in the 1936 Olympics due to anti-Semitism in Berlin, where he was dropped from the 400 metre relay team.
13. Rhubarb in the Catbird Seat
Author: by Red Barber
BISON BOOKS
English
338 pages
For more than fifty years Red Barber was the voice of baseball. The game was broadcast sporadically until the late 1930s, when Barber burst into prominence by bringing it home to radio listeners, play by play. More than half a century later, he could still be heard, broadcasting over National Public Radio from his retirement home in Tallahassee.
Announcing for the Brooklyn Dodgers and later for the New York Yankees, he became a legend long before his death in 1992. Red’s story reveals the growth and changes in baseball over the years, the demands of sportscasting, and the difference between radio and television reporting.
Here is Red giving major play-by-plays of his own life and career with characteristic wit and integrity.
14. Fatal Obsession
Author: by Casi McLean
B095FY67KS
June 1, 2021
English
From USA Today and Amazon Best Selling Author, Casi McLean comes another gripping Psycological Suspense Thriller… Atlanta Sportscaster, Elise Sloan, never expected to fall in love with a younger manespecially a jock who happens to be a first round NFL draft pick.
But when Deke Madigan sweeps into her life, he mesmerizes herat least she thought he did until an eerie murder in a condo unit behind hers has her second-guessing everythingincluding her own sanity. When her anxiety triggers a full blown panic attack, her best friend, Britt, convinces her to relax by spending a long weekend at her lake house with Deke.
Isolated deep in the forest, she typically feels calm at the family retreat, but even with Deke, she can’t shake the creepy feelings crawling over her. When her dog, Jasper, darts into the dark woods, she chases after him and stumbles upon a sinister secreta secret that threatens her life as well as Dekes.
To save them both, Elise must escape a dangerous man with a fatal obsession lurking in the shadows.
15. Small Ball Big Results
Author: by Joel Goldberg
English
202 pages
1736238906
A page-turning blend of business and baseball that inspires and entertainsSmall Ball Big Results is about the little things that add up to the big wins in baseball, business and life. Leaders and team players alike will draw vital lessons from stories that transport you from the baseball field to the board room, revealing what it takes to build an unbeatable culture.
Emmy Award-winning sports broadcaster Joel Goldberg shares tales of perseverance, patience, grit and gratitude from soldiers, executives, entrepreneurs, baseball players and many more. The essence of a strong culture shines through with chapters like “Purpose,” “Trust,” “Do the Right Thing” and “Every Role Matters.” Structured like a baseball game including extra innings and pre- and post-game shows Joel is an unending well of stories that will make you laugh, cry, and most importantly, take action in your own life or business.
What people are sayingJoel has always been a great broadcaster and storyteller, and I know this book will continue to prove that!”- Alex Gordon, Eight-Time Gold Glove Winner, Kansas City Royals 2007-2020I know that you will be inspired and encouraged when you lean in and hear these Small Ball stories.
