ABC Sports
the rise and fall of network sports television
$56.43
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2018
Summary
ABC Sports shaped how the world consumes sport. The American Broadcasting Company’s sports division is behind some of network television’s most significant practices, celebrated personalities, and iconic moments. It created the weekend anthology Wide World of Sports, transformed professional football into a prime-time spectacle with Monday Night Football, fashioned the Olympics into a mega media event, and even revolutionized TV news. Travis Vogan’s cultural and institutional history of ABC S…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520292963 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520292960 |
| Series: | Sport in World History |
| Author: | Travis Vogan |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“This is a book that has much to commend it and little to criticize. It is built on meticulous research and a strong overall conception of the significance of the subject. For the specialist in history or media it is essential.” * New York Journal of Books *“Vogan employs his impressive historical and archival research skills to develop an important cultural analysis of American sports media. Vogan’s research helps fill large holes not only in the area of sports studies but also within the broader field of media studies.” * Media Industries Journal *
About The Author
Travis Vogan
Travis Vogan is Associate Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Department of American Studies at the University of Iowa. He is the author of ESPN: The Making of a Sports Media Empire.
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