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Introduction: A game in words and sound
Part 1. The Formative Years, 1920-36. Early World Series coverage
The local game begins
Inventing a new craft
The baseball-radio war
The World Series triggers a national obsession
Advertisers expand baseball coverage
Part 2. The Age of Acceptance, 1937-60. Re-creating baseball
Baseball reluctantly embraces radio
An explosion in national coverage
Part 3. The Television Years, 1961-present. Radio in the age of television
The modern baseball announcer
Baseball broadcasts in the digital era
Epilogue.
Part 1. The Formative Years, 1920-36. Early World Series coverage
The local game begins
Inventing a new craft
The baseball-radio war
The World Series triggers a national obsession
Advertisers expand baseball coverage
Part 2. The Age of Acceptance, 1937-60. Re-creating baseball
Baseball reluctantly embraces radio
An explosion in national coverage
Part 3. The Television Years, 1961-present. Radio in the age of television
The modern baseball announcer
Baseball broadcasts in the digital era
Epilogue.