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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-10031604301X
ISBN-139780316043014
eBay Product ID (ePID)6038287214
Product Key Features
Book TitleThose Guys Have All the Fun : inside the World of Espn
Number of Pages832 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicTelevision / Direction & Production, Television / General, History, Corporate & Business History
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Sports & Recreation, Business & Economics
AuthorJames Andrew Miller, Tom Shales
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight29.3 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-925202
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal070.4497960973
SynopsisThe inside story of one of the most successful networks in modern television history: ESPN. In 1979 it began as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events, and now spans eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN's history and an All-Star collection of some of the world's finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras. Now, in their own words, the men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success, as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. From the unknown producers and business visionaries to the most famous faces on television, it's all here., In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the channel that changed the way people watch and interact with their favorite teams. It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now. Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN's history and an All-Star collection of some of the world's finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras. Now, in their own words, the men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success-as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. From the unknown producers and business visionaries to the most famous faces on television, it's all here.