You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, And The Perfect Marriage Of Sports And Television by Al Michaels

You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, And The Perfect Marriage Of Sports And Television by Al Michaels

In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports. No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels. Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he has logged more hours on live network television than any other broadcaster in history, and is the only play-by-play commentator to have covered all four major sports championships: the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final. He has also witnessed first-hand some of the most memorable events in modern sports, and in this highly personal and revealing account, brings them vividly to life. Michaels shares never-before-told stories from his early years and his rise to the top, covering some of the greatest moments of the past half century—from the “Miracle on Ice”—the historic 1980 Olympic hockey finals—to the earthquake that rocked the 1989 World Series. Some of the greatest names on and off the field are here—Michael Jordan, Bill Walton, Pete Rose, Bill Walsh, Peyton and Eli Manning, Brett Favre, John Madden, Howard Cosell, Cris Collinsworth, and many, many more. Forthright and down-to-earth, Michaels tells the truth as he sees it, giving readers unique insight into the high drama, the colorful players, and the heroes and occasional villains of an industry that has become a vital part of modern culture.

Al Michaels has logged more hours on live network television than any other broadcaster in history, including twenty years as the play-by-play voice of Monday Night Football. He is the only play-by-play commentator to have covered all four major sports championships: the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, and the Stanley Cup Final. He won his first Sportscaster of the Year award in 1980, and became the second sportscaster in history to receive a News Emmy nomination for his coverage of the San Francisco earthquake during the 1989 World Series. Michaels cohosted NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics and is currently lead broadcaster on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, TV’s highest rated show. He lives in Los Angeles.

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ISBN 13	9780062314970
ISBN 10	0062314971
Title	You Can't Make This Up: Miracles, Memories, And The Perfect Marriage Of Sports And Television
Author	Al Michaels
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2015-09-08
Number of pages	320
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