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Are You Ready?
"Are You Ready: Jim Sheppard - A career announcing Illinois football and basketball" by Fred Kroner highlights the 22 year career of the man behind the voice of the Illini."It's the atmosphere, as much as the action, that explains the enormous appeal of college athletics. And for those seeking their entertainment in the big-time sports arenas of the University of Illinois the past two decades, a significant part of that atmosphere - at least some part of that appeal - has originated with Jim Sheppard. For 22 years, Sheppard has been 'the Voice of the Illini' manning the public address system in Memorial Stadium and the Assembly Hall, one of a very few figures who could bring fans out of their seats without ever walking onto the playing area....But even those who know Jim well can find much that's revealing in Kroner's look at the man behind the voice, the work behind the scenes and the insight behind a long and illustrious career as one of the best in the business behind the microphone for the Fighting Illini. Are you ready?" [excerpt from Foreword by John R. Foreman].
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The Well-Tempered Announcer: A Pronunciation Guide to Classical Music
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The Joe Bostic Story: First Black American Radio Announcer
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Voices of Summer: Ranking Baseball's 101 All-Time Best Announcers
Russ Hodges’s frantic pronouncement at Bobby Thomson’s "Shot Heard ’Round the World": "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!" and Jack Buck’s incredulous remark after Kirk Gibson’s heroic home run in the 1988 World Series: "I don’t believe what I just saw!" are just a couple examples The sometimes downright hysterical commentaries of broadcasters very often become more memorable than even the games they describe. Though countless studies have weighed the merits of our great players, none has assessed the virtues of the men who turn diving catches and soaring home runs into the stuff of myth. In The Voices of Summer, Curt Smith has compiled a list of 101 classic announcers—from national celebrities to local favorites, overlooked giants to upcoming stars—in search of the greatest baseball broadcaster of all time. From the poetic reflections of Dick Enberg to the Falstaffian frenzy of Harry Caray, Smith answers the timeless questions: Was Mel Allen better than Ernie Harwell? Does Joe Buck compare to his legendary dad? Which of today’s young broadcasters really matches the all-time greats? Irreverent, authoritative, and uncommonly addictive, this book will be the definitive guide to baseball announcing for any and all baseball fans..
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Rain or Shine: A Family Memoir
Cy Taillon was the molasses-voiced king of rodeo announcers When he died in 1980, newspapers in the West canonized him as the dean of rodeo and compared him to John Wayne. A reformed rake, handsome and charming and flashy, he was also difficult, often more lovable to the public than to his family. In the thirties he married a spitfire dancer from Arkansas who changed her name from Nedra Ann to Patricia, and they hit the road in pursuit of stardom. Their daughter, Cyra, grew up on the rodeo circuit, traveling all over the West with her free-spirited, hell-raising parents, often eating hamburgers and sleeping in the Packard. She was the mascot, dressed in cowboy gear in spite of her father, who wanted her to look like Shirley Temple. Rain or Shine is the story of Cyra’s complex relationship with her parents and eccentric relatives. She looks back with pride, regret, and humor on family life spent and misspent in the gaudy, gritty world of rodeo. .
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