Those Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller

From the unknown producers and business visionaries to the most famous faces on television, it's all here. bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras. Now, in their own words, the men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success-as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise.

Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN’s history and an All-Star collection of some of the world’s finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras. But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now.ĭrawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN's history and an All-Star collection of some of the world's finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras. But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now. Today, ESPN is arguably the most successful network in modern television history, spanning eight channels in the Unites States and around the world. It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. From the unknown producers and business visionaries to the most famous faces on television, it's all here.In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the channel that changed the way people watch and interact with their favorite teams. This sort of over-heated verbiage is now the lingua franca of our national discussion about sports, and it’s principally what bogs down Those Guys Have All the Fun, from James. Now, in their own words, the men and women who made ESPN great reveal the secrets behind its success-as well as the many scandals, rivalries, off-screen battles and triumphs that have accompanied that ascent. Drawing upon over 500 interviews with the greatest names in ESPN's history and an All-Star collection of some of the world's finest athletes, bestselling authors James Miller and Tom Shales take us behind the cameras.

But the inside story of its rise has never been fully told-until now. In the exclusive behind the scenes look, sports fans can unlock the fascinating history of the channel that changed the way people watch and interact with their favorite teams.

Those Guys Have All the Fun by James Andrew Miller