Center field shot : a history of baseball on television / James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy Jr.

Author/creator Walker, James R.
Other author Bellamy, Robert V.
Format Book
Publication InfoLincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxi, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Television broadcasting of sports--United States. --History.
Baseball--United States. --History.

Contents The experimental years -- The first seasons of televised baseball -- Team approaches to television in the broadcast era -- Televising the world series -- Origins of the game of the week -- The national television package, 1966-89 -- National broadcasts in the cable era -- The pay television era -- Television as threat, television as savior -- Television and the "death" of the golden age minors -- Baseball, television, Congress, and the law -- Baseball and television synergy -- The announcer in the television age -- Innovations in production practices -- Baseball in the advanced media age.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007041147
ISBN9780803248250 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0803248253 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks GV 742.3 .W35 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold