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Author Purvis, Hoyt H

Title Voices of the Razorbacks / Hoyt Purvis, Stanley Sharp
Published Little Rock, Arkansas : Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (161 pages)
Contents Acknowledgements; Introduction: Distinctive History and Role of Razorback Broadcasting; 1. Beginnings: 1940s and '50s; 2. 1960s and Frank Broyles Era; 3. The Great Shootout and the 1970s: National Television; 4. Into the 1980s and the Paul Eells Era; 5. Into the 1990s: Mike Nail Steps In; 6. Into a New Millennium: Chuck Barrett, Little Rock, and Fayetteville; 7. Today's Razorback Broadcasting: A Booming Business; Conclusion: The Legacy; Index; About the Authors
Summary "The creation and development of the Razorback Sports Network not only helped to build a loyal following for the Razorbacks, but also forged a close identification among Razorback fans with broadcasters such as Paul Eels and Bud Campbell, who became "voices of the Razorbacks." A sense of kinship developed within the audience, and the broadcasts of Razorback sports have become an integral part of the state's culture"-- Provided by publisher
"This is a history of the development sports broadcasting in Arkansas"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Print version record
Subject University of Arkansas, Fayetteville -- Sports -- History
SUBJECT University of Arkansas, Fayetteville fast
Subject Television broadcasting of sports -- Arkansas -- History
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Sports
Television broadcasting of sports
Arkansas
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Sharp, Stanley, author
ISBN 9781935106630
1935106635
Other Titles Voices of the Razorbacks : a history of Arkansas's iconic sports broadcasters