Jock Around The Clock
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Jock Around The Clock

Jock Around The Clock

by John Birchard

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ISBN-13: 9781456822590
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Publication date: 11/29/2010
Pages: 86
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.21(d)

About the Author

John Birchard, after retiring from the Voice of America's English language news division in Washington, DC, following a 51-year career in broadcasti ng, has launched a new career as The Car Pro (www.thecarpro.info) providing advice for people in the market for a new car. A long-time automotive journalist, he worked for Enterprise Radio as the network's auto racing reporter during the network's brief life and is therefore uniquely qualified to write about this forgotten chapter in broadcast history. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland with his wife, Donna.

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JOCK AROUND THE CLOCK 5 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 1 reviews.
RSmyth More than 1 year ago
Just about everyone talks about sports, but Enterprise Radio was the first to talk about sports 24/7. Crisply - and expertly - written by John Birchard, (who worked as Enterprise's auto racing reporter) "Jock Around the Clock" tells the tale of that sports network's meteoric rise and less-than-graceful fall. Enterprise Radio burst upon the American scene on January 1, 1981, and burned brightly but briefly, crashing in proverbial flames by September 24 of that same year, a victim of its exorbitant salaries and insufficient advertising revenue. But, ah, what a wild, strange nine-month trip it was! Mr. Birchard's pithy history is chock full of often hilarious and always insightful anecdotes involving a sitcom-worthy cast of characters well known to sports aficionados - e.g., wacky announcer Bob Buck, brother of Jack and uncle of Joe; Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim (who was stiffed by Enterprise Radio to the tune of $5,000 after covering the National Sports Festival); and the voice of the New York Yankees, John Sterling, as dapper, mellifluous - and vain - as Ted Baxter. Simply put, "Jock Around the Clock" is a delightful read. And it is a must-read for any sports junkie or student of media history.