The Athlete Whisperer: An Improbable Voice in Sports
Andrea Kirby was not a former athlete and had no ties to television. Still, in 1971, this single mom talked her way onto a small television station as a sportscaster. A rare female in the all-male culture of her beloved sports, she was harassed and discriminated against, but she wasn't deterred.

Kirby excelled at her first break and then moved to a bigger market in sports-rich Baltimore. Male colleagues said she didn't belong, but fans loved her, teams respected her, and networks noticed her. In 1977, ABC Sports hired Andrea Kirby as its first full-time female announcer. Hosting the College Football Scoreboard and traveling the world for Wide World of Sports was her hard-fought dream come true.

Heartbreakingly, the dream ended. Kirby's survival became another great adventure. Then, a chance interview with a famous basketball player changed everything, inspiring an idea so original that it appeared as a question in the board game Trivial Pursuit.

A rare, entertaining, and uplifting story, The Athlete Whisperer will inspire any reader with an improbable dream.
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The Athlete Whisperer: An Improbable Voice in Sports
Andrea Kirby was not a former athlete and had no ties to television. Still, in 1971, this single mom talked her way onto a small television station as a sportscaster. A rare female in the all-male culture of her beloved sports, she was harassed and discriminated against, but she wasn't deterred.

Kirby excelled at her first break and then moved to a bigger market in sports-rich Baltimore. Male colleagues said she didn't belong, but fans loved her, teams respected her, and networks noticed her. In 1977, ABC Sports hired Andrea Kirby as its first full-time female announcer. Hosting the College Football Scoreboard and traveling the world for Wide World of Sports was her hard-fought dream come true.

Heartbreakingly, the dream ended. Kirby's survival became another great adventure. Then, a chance interview with a famous basketball player changed everything, inspiring an idea so original that it appeared as a question in the board game Trivial Pursuit.

A rare, entertaining, and uplifting story, The Athlete Whisperer will inspire any reader with an improbable dream.
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The Athlete Whisperer: An Improbable Voice in Sports

The Athlete Whisperer: An Improbable Voice in Sports

by Andrea Kirby
The Athlete Whisperer: An Improbable Voice in Sports

The Athlete Whisperer: An Improbable Voice in Sports

by Andrea Kirby

Overview

Andrea Kirby was not a former athlete and had no ties to television. Still, in 1971, this single mom talked her way onto a small television station as a sportscaster. A rare female in the all-male culture of her beloved sports, she was harassed and discriminated against, but she wasn't deterred.

Kirby excelled at her first break and then moved to a bigger market in sports-rich Baltimore. Male colleagues said she didn't belong, but fans loved her, teams respected her, and networks noticed her. In 1977, ABC Sports hired Andrea Kirby as its first full-time female announcer. Hosting the College Football Scoreboard and traveling the world for Wide World of Sports was her hard-fought dream come true.

Heartbreakingly, the dream ended. Kirby's survival became another great adventure. Then, a chance interview with a famous basketball player changed everything, inspiring an idea so original that it appeared as a question in the board game Trivial Pursuit.

A rare, entertaining, and uplifting story, The Athlete Whisperer will inspire any reader with an improbable dream.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781039176379
Publisher: FriesenPress
Publication date: 03/31/2025
Pages: 242
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Andrea Kirby graduated from the University of Alabama in Radio & Television. A lifelong sports fan, she is partial to SEC football, big games in any sport, and hearing a great television broadcast team call a game. The perpetual tomboy plays an energetic game of tennis and a competitive game of duplicate Bridge. Kirby lives near her children and their multicultural families in Charlotte, NC.
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