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SportsTalk Radio in America: Its Context and Culture (Contemporary Sports Issues),Used
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An inside look at the hosts, hot spots, and history of sportstalk radioSportsTalk Radio in America looks at major, medium, and smallmarket stations across the United States that feature an allsports 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 sportsemphasis approach, HSOs (hot sports opinions), localism in broadcasting, how sports talk radio builds communities of listeners, and how reckless, onair 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 dialmusic, 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, bestknown stations in bigleague markets to smaller stations in Collegetown, USA, including Philadelphias 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 Citys WHB, and The Fan, WFAN in New York, the first allsports radio station and the blueprint for the format. SportsTalk 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.SportsTalk Radio in America examines: how stations create an environment in which listeners become part of a social group (socialidentity and selfcategorization theories)personalitydriven programmingthe stations commitment to local teams and their fanshow exploring controversial topics beyond sports broadens stations appeal and attracts upscale, affluent audiencehow an abundance of live, playbyplay broadcasting, creating plenty of available contentcollege sports in a town without a major professional sports teamhow local sports is framed by hosts and callersthe conflicted relationship between sportstalk radio and the print mediaand much more!SportsTalk Radio in America is a mustread for academics and professionals working in radiotelevision and popular culture.
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