The Sportscaster's Notebook by Troy Kirby

The Sportscaster's Notebook by Troy Kirby

This primer focuses on broadcasting basketball, providing technique on style, substance, and operation of a winning sportscast. Also covered is setting up equipment for independent operation as well as the techniques for selling sponsorship. This guide eliminates the BS found in other books about sportscasting and focuses on how, why, and advanced sportscasting theory.

The 2022 Edition of The Sportscaster's Notebook has added 12 chapters to the broadcasting sports announcing primer which has sold thousands of copies since its 2008 publication. Professionally edited, this book focuses on the broadcasting of basketball, providing techniques on styles, substances, and the operation of a winning sportscast. This guide eliminates the BS found in other books about play-by-play and color analyst duties. It instead focuses on the how & why as well as advanced sportscasting theory.

Also included are the point of view perspectives by Justin Kesterson, the original student of the notebook at Seattle University, and Sports Information Director Jason Behenna.

Troy Kirby has worked extensively as a professional writer for over 20 years. In his career, he's written feature stories for two daily newspapers, several weeklies, served as a sports communication professional at two athletic departments, has been a contributed for SEAT Magazine, managing editor of Ticketing Today and founder of the Tao of Sports website - which has provided business news to sports industry professionals since 2012. Kirby has earned degrees from Seattle University, Eastern Washington University and Centralia College. He is originally from Lacey, Washington and has lived in various places throughout the West Coast.