Center field shot : a history of baseball on television / James R. Walker and Robert V. Bellamy Jr.
| Author/creator |
Walker, James R. |
| Other author/creator | Bellamy, Robert V. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xxi, 379 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subject(s) |
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| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007041147 |
| ISBN | 9780803248250 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0803248253 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | GV 742.3 .W35 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |