Paul Hensler

Bob Steele on the Radio

The Life of Connecticut's Beloved Broadcaster

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Produktbeschreibung

"For more than sixty years, Bob Steele was the radio voice of Southern New England, entertaining listeners of WTIC AM with his wit, humor, and an inimitable style that kept listeners faithfully tuning in to his morning show. Capturing the nation's highest market share, the National Radio Hall of Fame inductee maintained an unparalleled popularity through the latter half of the twentieth century. This first ever biography of Bob Steele details both the home life and the ... broadcasting career of this Connecticut media legend, from his humble Midwestern roots to the pinnacle of radio fame"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781476679327
• ISBN-10: 1476679320
• Artikelnr.: 57093351

Autorenporträt

Paul Hensler is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and the author of several essays on baseball published by SABR. He lives in Beacon Falls, Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface
1.
The Birth of a Legend
2.
Go West, Young Man
3.
Go East, Young Man ... and Meet Astrid
4.
The Sportsman Goes on The Morning Watch
5.
"I'm a big slob from Missouri too ... just like them"
6.
Moving into the Age of Modernization
7.
"I'm thankful for everything I have in this world"
8.
Lasting Recognition
9.
"The sleepless but amusing life of a radio announcer" 10.
The Comedian in the Studio Appendix: Remembering Dad Chapter Notes Bibliography Index