The Big Show: Inside ESPN's Sportscenter - Hardcover

Olbermann, Keith; Patrick, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671009184 ISBN 13: 9780671009182

Publisher: Atria, 1997

Synopsis

The hosts of ESPN's popular show "SportsCenter" offer a behind-the-scenes look at the series and the world of modern sports, discussing their choices for the greatest athletes of all time, on-the-air errors, and each other

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Review:

ESPN, the network that revolutionized the way we watch sports, has long been associated with terrific sports reporting. And no hour on ESPN is more popular than SportsCenter, a.k.a. "The Big Show." With their typical wise-guy flair, the celebrated tandem of cohosts, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick, offer a comedic, behind-the-scenes look at what makes SportsCenter tick. Chapters titled "Bill Buckner--What Happened?," "How to Be a Sportscaster When You Grow Up," and "Put Your Baseball Cards in Your Bicycle Spokes, Now!" are widely regarded as the three most compelling and astutely researched chapters in the sportswriting canon. Learn the true origins of the expressions "en fuego," "Niedermeyer: Dead!," and "Detlef Schrempf!" in the glossary of terms, find out who makes their "Twenty-One Top Ten Athletes" list, and discover the real reason why Patrick held Bill Murray's hand at the ESPYs.--D.G. McDonald

From Library Journal:

Two hot sports anchors from SportsCenter, ESPN's most popular show, offer gossip, anecdotes, and analysis.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atria
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0671009184
• ISBN 13: 9780671009182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320