ESPN: The Uncensored History

This book traces the first 24-hour sports network from its inception through its evolution into a slick media outlet reaching more than 60 million homes via more than 26,000 cable providers. ESPN has blazed a stunning path of achievement with its expansive coverage of broadcast sports--spinning off into ESPN2, ESPN Classic Sports, ESPNews, and ESPN Magazine. This paperback reveals the most recent developments at ESPN since the publication of the hardback, including the network's aggressive reactions to the book. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-09-2008; Good Look at How ESPN Changed the Sports Media; In "ESPN: The Uncensored Story," author Michael Freeman documents how ESPN revolutionized sports television by introducing hard journalism to the airwaves. Freeman explains that ESPN became the first sports television outlet to acquire...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-15-2007; Pretty good.; Very good book from a history perspective, providing ample information about the many factors that collided at the right place and time to allow the formation of ESPN. Almost too much information, in some respects. Once ESPN gets...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-22-2006; Sensationalist reporter bores readers; This writer seems to have the single purpose of pointing out the flaws of ESPN and leaves out all the great and interesting stories I wanted to read about. Again and again he writes about sexual harrasment at the network. Well, yes,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2003; not bad, but too much sexual harassment angle; I think Freeman's book is a good history of how ESPN became the media giant that it is (I was born in 1982-- i cant imagine life without ESPN), but the book focused WAY too much on the sexual harassment angle, and it bogs down the story.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-09-2008; Good Look at How ESPN Changed the Sports Media; In "ESPN: The Uncensored Story," author Michael Freeman documents how ESPN revolutionized sports television by introducing hard journalism to the airwaves. Freeman explains that ESPN became the first sports television outlet to acquire...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-30-2000; A must-read for sports junkies, but...; As a former member of the sports industry and a recovering SportsCenteraholic, I am very glad I read this book. Anybody who enjoys ESPN will find this book interesting. That said, it is not a masterpiece, and I found myself wanting...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-22-2006; Sensationalist reporter bores readers; This writer seems to have the single purpose of pointing out the flaws of ESPN and leaves out all the great and interesting stories I wanted to read about. Again and again he writes about sexual harrasment at the network. Well, yes,...; read full review | report as inappropriate