Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting - Hardcover
by Alan Sullivan, Joe Cox
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alan Sullivan, Tom Leach (Foreword by), Joe CoxPublish date:2014-09-16Pages:328
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813147031ISBN-10:813147034UPC:9780813147031Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:History, Journalism, BasketballSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC89HG6G1Y
Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting
As one of the first voices of the University of Kentucky men's basketball program, Claude Sullivan (1924-1967) became a nationally known sportscasting pioneer. His career followed Kentucky's rise to prominence as he announced the first four NCAA championship titles under Coach Adolph Rupp and covered scrimmages during the canceled 1952-1953 season following the NCAA sanctions scandal. Sullivan...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813147031ISBN-10:813147034UPC:9780813147031Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Language Arts & DisciplinesBook Subcategory:History, Journalism, BasketballSize:8.50 x 5.60 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SC89HG6G1Y
Alan Sullivan is the son of Claude Sullivan and began working in the family broadcasting business, Sullivan Enterprises, at age eleven, assisting with the production of Kentucky basketball and football games. He managed the restoration of the Claude Sullivan Collection at the UK Archives and is a UK Fellow and former member of the UK Library National Advisory Board.
Joe Cox is an attorney and is...
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