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PublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.

ISBN-101493061410

ISBN-139781493061419

eBay Product ID (ePID)20050408605

Product Key Features

Book TitleYou Are Looking Live! How the Nfl Today Revolutionized Sports Broadcasting

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicGeneral, History

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation

AuthorRich Podolsky

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-036030

Reviews"Rich Podolsky's You are Looking Live! gives readers an opportunity to relive those golden years of TV sports and get fascinating first-hand looks behind the scenes; the in-fighting, back-stabbing and shenanigans." - Sports Broadcast Journal

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal796.3326406

SynopsisYou Are Looking Live! is about the genesis, success and magic of a live television show that in 1975 captured the excitement of the country, and launched four magnetic personalities to stardom: Brent Musburger, Phyllis George, Irv Cross and Jimmy The Greek Snyder. It was truly a piece of Americana. It was the first NFL studio show to go live and the first to have both a Black and female co-host. Those four personalities battled each other and the competition, and America loved them for it. This is the story of how Brent, Phyllis, Irv and Jimmy got there, their drama and front-page headlines, and what happened to them after the magic ended. Those headlines included Brent and The Greek's famous fight at Peartrees, Phyllis first marrying the man who produced The Godfather, then dropping him after two months for the next governor of Kentucky, and the shocking firing of Musburger on April Fool's Day, 1990. America had never seen a show like this before. On the East Coast and the Midwest, people would literally rush home from church to hear what they had to say, and on the West Coast fans loved waking up to it. The NFL Today became so popular that it not only dominated the ratings, but also won its timeslot 18 straight years, from 1975 to 1993, until CBS lost its NFL package to Fox. And today, looking back, these four personalities, like any family, had their own battles, and became even more famous for them., You Are Looking Live! is about the genesis, success and magic of a live television show that in 1975 captured the excitement of the country, and launched four magnetic personalities to stardom: Brent Musburger, Phyllis George, Irv Cross and Jimmy The Greek Snyder. It was truly a piece of Americana. It was the first NFL studio show to go live and ......

LC Classification NumberGV742.3.P63 2021