Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices

by Fuller; Linda

• ISBN13: 9780789018250
• ISBN10: 078901825X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-25
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

"Sportscasters/Sportscasting: Principles and Practices is a crucial sourcebook that explains the profession from top to bottom. This comprehensive text brings together the foundational information every budding sportscaster needs to know to get a start in this multimillion dollar business. This valuable source provides essential knowledqe about the craft of sportscasting, including its history, economics, audiences, and vital information about how to actually get involved in the practicalities of sportscasting. In addition to the text, an accornpanyinq online Instructor's Manual, Exercises in Sportscasting, offers creative ideas and exercises to enhance the student learning process."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction to Sport, Sportscasters, and Sportscasting	p. 1
Organization	p. 2
Exercises in Sportscasting	p. 4
The Historical Development of Sports and Sportscasting	p. 9
Radio	p. 13
Television	p. 18
The Economics of Sports, Sportscasters, and Sportscasting	p. 29
Sports Advertisers and Advertising	p. 31
Sport Tourism	p. 37
Sports Marketing and Management	p. 38
The Sports-Media Complex	p. 41
Sportscaster Earnings	p. 43
Sports Sponsorship	p. 44
Audiences for Sports and Sportscasting	p. 49
U.S. Sports Spectators	p. 49
Sports Spectators around the World	p. 61
Sports Spectators for Special Events	p. 64
The Role of Media in Sports and Sportscasting	p. 71
Print Sports Media	p. 71
Sportswriters/Sportswriting	p. 76
Sports Journalism/Sports Journalists	p. 81
Sports Print Media Today	p. 83
Sports Media: Broadcasting and Beyond	p. 84
Radio	p. 85
Television	p. 89
Sports/Television	p. 94
Controversies	p. 107
Beyond Broadcasting	p. 110
Sportscasters	p. 112
Sportscaster Profiles	p. 124
Sociocultural Perspectives on Sports and Sportscasting	p. 167
The Pervasiveness and Salience of Sports	p. 167
Role Modeling/Heroes	p. 173
Sociological Issues Relative to Sportscasting	p. 178
Race	p. 192
Drugs, Gambling, and Violence	p. 194
Practicum on Sportscasting	p. 199
Becoming a Sportscaster	p. 199
Sports Journalism: Writing	p. 216
Sports Journalism: Broadcasting	p. 219
Specific Sports(Casting)	p. 223
Sports Psychology	p. 232
Future Concerns and Considerations about Sports and Sportscasting	p. 235
Technology	p. 237
Sports Stadiums	p. 239
Politics and Legalities	p. 241
Ethics	p. 244
You and the Future of Sportscasters/Sportscasting	p. 247
Acronyms	p. 251
Autobiographies, Biographies, and Books about Sports Journalists	p. 253
Sportscasters: A Partial Listing	p. 259
Sportscasting-related Journals, Periodicals, Magazines, Newspapers, and E-zines	p. 263
Sportscasting-related Resources for Racial Minorities	p. 269
Sportscasting-related Resources for Women	p. 271
Sportscasting-related Schools, Libraries, Museums, and Archives	p. 275
Sportscasting-related Web Sites	p. 279
Sports Halls of Fame	p. 283
Sports Networks	p. 291
Sports and Sportscasting-related Organizations	p. 293
Worldwide Sports	p. 301
Glossary	p. 303
References	p. 305
About the Author	p. 349
Index	p. 351
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