A Mic For All Seasons

A Mic For All Seasons

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. WomenS 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.