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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Walker, James R. Center field shot. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008 (OCoLC)608726388 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James Robert Walker; Robert V Bellamy |
| ISBN: | 9780803248250 0803248253 |
| OCLC Number: | 174112698 |
| Description: | xxi, 379 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| 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. |
| Responsibility: | James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy Jr. |
Abstract:
The medium of television exposed baseball to a national audience; altered the financial picture for teams, owners, and players; and changed the way Americans followed the game. This book explores
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