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The comprehensive collection of the wit and wisdom of one of the great hitters in baseball today -- and its biggest jerk: former Cleveland Indian and current Chicago White Sox left fielder Albert (Don't Call Me Joey) Belle.
Fledgling tells the story of a woman rediscovering herself through connecting with nature after starting a whole new life in a different continent
An inspiring look at the women who broke the glass ceiling in sports journalism. Women in sports journalism have faced an uphill battle to succeed within the “old boy” world of sports. The early trailblazers faced colleagues who ignored them, athletes who tried to humiliate them, fans who ridiculed them, and executives who kept them from doing their jobs—challenges many still face today. In Who Let Them In? Pathbreaking Women in Sports Journalism, Joanne Lannin recounts the stories of the tenacious and resilient female sportscasters and writers who paved the way for those that followed. Exclusive interviews with such pioneers as CBS Sports’ Lesley Visser, NFL Today’s Andrea Kremer,...
Emphasizing the skills required to be successful in sports journalism, this text offers descriptions into the role of the sports reporter's function, as well as offering historical and background information into the evolution of the sports industry.
THIS BOOK WAS BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCES WE DO, A RESULT OF SOMETHING WE’VE DONE? HAS THERE EVER BEEN A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU GOT A POSITVE LESSON, OUT OF A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE, AND THOUGHT, “EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.” SURE YOU HAVE, WE ALL HAVE. HOWEVER, THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE ALL YOUR NEGATIVES IN TO POSITIVES AND THIS BOOK WILL SHOW YOU LESSONS I LEARNED ALONG THE WAY.
Invisible Stars was the first book to recognize that women have always played an important part in American electronic media. The emphasis is on social history, as the author skillfully explains how the changing role of women in different eras influenced their participation in broadcasting. This is not just the story of radio stars or broadcast journalists, but a social history of women both on and off the air. Beginning in the early 1920s with the emergence of radio, the book chronicles the ambivalence toward women in broadcasting during the 1930s and 1940s, the gradual change in status of women in the 1950s and 1960s, the increased presence of women in broadcasting in the 1970s, and the su...
"If you haven't tried Bill Craig's Joe Collins mysteries, you are missing a treat. This first book in the series sets the pace. Try to keep up!" - Shirrel Rhoades, editor Murder In Key West As a cop, Joe Collins knew there were bad people out there -- serial killers -- monsters that needed to be caught — and eliminated. His vigilante brand of justice makes for exciting reading in this new mystery series that will etch itself into your imagination like a tattoo.
On New Years Eve, two co-coaches in Scottie Rogers ' American Little Ladies Basketball League reflect on the events of the past year.
2022 Outstanding Book Award in the Communication and Sport Division from the National Communication Association When sports fans turn on the television or radio today, they undoubtedly find more women on the air than ever before. Nevertheless, women sportscasters are still subjected to gendered and racialized mistreatment in the workplace and online and are largely confined to anchor and sideline reporter positions in coverage of high-profile men's sports. In On the Sidelines Guy Harrison weaves in-depth interviews with women sportscasters, focus groups with sports fans, and a collection of media products to argue that gendered neoliberalism--a cluster of exclusionary twenty-first-century fe...