Ebook: Broadcasting baseball: a history of the national pastime on radio and television

"This work covers the development of the baseball broadcasting industry from the first telegraph reports, the influence of early pioneers at Pittsburgh's KDKA and Chicago's WGN, including the first World Series, the launch of the Telstar Satellite, the Carlton Fisk homerun in 1975 World Series, through New Millenium computer graphics, HD television, and the Internet"--Provided by publisher.;Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Watching Radio -- 2. The Talking Box -- 3. Little Cat Feet -- 4. Going, Going-Gone! -- 5. Murderers, Monkeys, and Radio Men -- 6. Radio Wars -- 7. A Game of Infamy -- 8. The Game of Our Fathers -- 9. The Quantum Leap -- 10. The Game of the Week -- 11. The Great Home Run Chase -- 12. Holy Cow -- 13. Seashells, Balloons, and Walk-Off Home Runs -- 14. All's Fair in Love and Baseball -- 15. A Word from Our Sponsor -- 16. Wagging the Dog -- 17. The Prodigal Game -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.