{"product_id":"a-mic-for-all-seasons-9781637272176","title":"A MIC for All Seasons","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kenny Albert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Triumph Books (IL)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Kenny Albert was growing up, family gatherings sounded a lot like a dispatch from the first all-sports radio station. There was his father, Marv, whose voice shaped the sound of modern basketball, and there too were his uncles Al and Steve--a trio of professional play-by-play men with a listenership that spanned the country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was only a matter of time before Kenny, armed with a toy tape recorder, yearned to follow in their footsteps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some 3,000 broadcasts later, Kenny Albert has amassed countless stories from the world of sports and media. \u003ci\u003eA Mic for All Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e is his chronicle of a charmed yet unlikely journey, from a youth spent calling games in his bedroom for a fictitious audience to ten-hour bus rides with a minor-league hockey team, plus the time he worked five different sports in one chaotic, 19-day stretch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The only play-by-play broadcaster who currently calls all four major sports in North America, Albert details the stand-out moments from his three-decade career, including the 1994 Stanley Cup Final, Jose Bautista's bat flip in the 2015 ALCS, and the U.S. women's hockey Olympic gold-medal winning shootout in Pyeongchang in 2018. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part memoir, part behind-the-scenes look at the world of broadcast media, \u003ci\u003eA Mic for All Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e also features stories about life in the booth, game preparation, travel hijinks, marquee events, meetings with star athletes and coaches, and much more.","brand":"Triumph Books (IL)","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45125363564695,"sku":"9781637272176","price":2571.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781637272176.webp?v=1769206619","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-mic-for-all-seasons-9781637272176","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}