In this fun, anecdote-filled book, Warner gives his readers his observations, reminiscences, and his take on such issues as what ballpark has the best peanuts, why football teams should deep-six the prevent defense, and who had the greatest baseball team of all time.
From the rough-and-tumble games that get played behind the microphones of radio and TV sports to the games that get played on the field, from meeting Joe DiMaggio to sharing an elevator with Shaquille O'Neal, Warner takes you inside the world of sports the way it really is. And on the way, he shows why he is America's favorite -- and most innovative -- sportscaster.
My philosophy on sportscasting isn't too complicated. In fact it's common sense. You have to be informative, you can't be silly, but you can be entertaining. I have always felt that television is an entertainment medium and sportscasting is part of that.
Face it. All the scores are the same. All the games are the same. Most of the stories on television are the same. The difference is how you present them.
I have always tried to find some kind of humor in the story. Now there's a thin line here. It has to be natural and it can't be offensive. You can't just make fun of somebody just for the sake of doing that. It can come out cruel. The key is to be clever when you throw in the good line. You can't be malicious or have a vendetta against someone. You aim to be light but to the point.
I picked this up from my parents. They were in vaudeville, show business folks, and we used to watch television and my father, especially, could find something funny in any show, even if it wasn't a comedy. That's how I grew up-there was always a light side of ... read full excerpt from Let's Go to the Videotape!: All the Plays--And Replays--From My Life in Sports ebook
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