An inside look at the hosts, hot spots, and history of sports-talk
radio Sports-Talk Radio in America looks at major-, medium-, and
small-market stations across the United States that feature an
all-sports format, with a focus on the unique personalities and
programming strategies that make each station successful.
Broadcasters, journalists, and academics provide insight on how and
why this media phenomenon has become an important influence of
American culture, examining the guy talk broadcasting approach, the
traditional sports-emphasis approach, HSOs (hot sports opinions),
localism in broadcasting, how sports talk radio builds communities
of listeners, and how reckless, on-air comments can actually build
ratings. For better of worse, millions of (mostly) male listeners
indulge their obsession with sports to the exclusion of virtually
everything else available on the radio dial-music, news, and
political talk. This unique book examines how this niche of the
niche has formed a bond between its hosts and their rabid,
passionate, and loyal audiences, spinning the dial from the
largest, best-known stations in big-league markets to smaller
stations in Collegetown, USA, including Philadelphia's WIP, The
Ticket, KTCK in Dallas, WEEI in Boston, The Team, WQTM in Orlando,
KJR in Seattle, KOZN The Zone Omaha, Nebraska, WGR and WNSA in
Buffalo, Kansas City's WHB, and The Fan, WFAN in New York, the
first all-sports radio station and the blueprint for the format.
Sports-Talk Radio in America puts you in the studio with Mike and
the Mad Dog, Angelo Cataldi, Howard Eskin, The Musers (Junior
Miller and George Dunham), Norm Hitges, John Dennis and Gerry
Callahan, Dan Sileo, Howard Simon, and Art Wander. Sports-Talk
Radio in America examines: how stations create an environment in
which listeners become part of a social group (social-identity and
self-categorization theories) personality-driven programming the
station's commitment to local teams and their fans how exploring
controversial topics beyond sports broadens station's appeal and
attracts upscale, affluent audience how an abundance of live,
play-by-play broadcasting, creating plenty of available content
college sports in a town without a major professional sports team
how local sports is framed by hosts and callers the conflicted
relationship between sports-talk radio and the print media and much
more! Sports-Talk Radio in America is a must-read for academics and
professionals working in radio-television and popular culture.
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