A mic for all seasons : my three decades announcing the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and Olympics / Kenny Albert.
"When Kenny Albert was growing up, family gatherings sounded a lot like a dispatch from the first all-sports radio station. There was his father, Marv, whose voice shaped the sound of modern basketball, and there too were his uncles Al and Steve-a trio of professional play-by-play men with a listenership that spanned the country. It was only a matter of time before Kenny, armed with a toy tape recorder, yearned to follow in their footsteps. Some 3,000 broadcasts later, Kenny Albert has amassed countless stories from the world of sports and media. A Mic for All Seasons is his chronicle of a charmed yet unlikely journey, from a youth spent calling games in his bedroom for a fictitious audience to ten-hour bus rides with a minor-league hockey team, plus the time he worked five different sports in one chaotic, 19-day stretch. The only play-by-play broadcaster who currently calls all four major sports in North America, Albert details the stand-out moments from his three-decade career, including the 1994 Stanley Cup Final, Jose Bautista's bat flip in the 2015 ALCS, and the U.S. women's hockey Olympic gold-medal winning shootout in Pyeongchang in 2018. Part memoir, part behind-the-scenes look at the world of broadcast media, A Mic for All Seasons also features stories about life in the booth, game preparation, travel hijinks, marquee events, meetings with star athletes and coaches, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781637272176
- ISBN: 1637272170
- Physical Description: 267 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Chicago : Triumph Books, [2023]
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The early years -- A skipjack of all trades -- We are family -- Thanks, Rupert! -- The world's most famous arena -- On the ice -- National pastime -- Move over, Bo and Deion -- On the road again -- Five rings -- Memorable games -- In uniform -- Pandemic -- Paying it forward. |
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Subject: | Albert, Kenny, 1968- Sportscasters > United States > Biography. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Bethlehem Main Library | B ALBERT (Text) | 33062009802027 | New Adult Biography | Checked Out | 12/18/2023 |