{"product_id":"memories-from-the-microphone-a-century-of-baseball-broadcasting-paperback","title":"Memories from the Microphone: A Century of Baseball Broadcasting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurt Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrooks Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVoices of the Game\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurt Smith is \"...the voice of authority on baseball broadcasting.\" --\u003cb\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 New Release in Photography, Baseball Statistics, Photo Essays, and Photojournalism \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommemorate the 100th anniversary of baseball broadcasting. \u003c\/b\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insider's view of baseball. \u003c\/b\u003eNow you can own \u003cem\u003eMemories from the Microphone\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cem\u003eVoices of The Game\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelive baseball's storied past through the eyes of famed baseball announcers. \u003c\/b\u003eOrganized chronologically, \u003cem\u003eMemories from the Microphone\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImages from the Baseball Hall of Fame's matchless archive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnecdotes and quotes from Curt Smith's original research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterviews with broadcast greats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle-known stories, such as Ronald Reagan calling games for WHO Des Moines in the 1930s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccounts of diversity in baseball broadcasting, including the TV coverage of Joe Morgan and earlier Hispanic pioneers Buck Canel and Rafael (Felo) Ramirez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA special section devoted to the Ford C. Frick Award and inductees since its inception in 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso take a nostalgic trip down baseball's memory lane with other Baseball Hall of Fame books: \u003cem\u003ePicturing America's Pastime, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSo You Think You Know Baseball\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBaseball Memories and Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 318\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53031911784755,"sku":"9781642506754","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/S1RNR1ZSMHgzQkpOQTROR1R6cE1odz09.webp?v=1770439870","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/memories-from-the-microphone-a-century-of-baseball-broadcasting-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}