Prologue: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber -- Cultured roots -- Celery capital of the world -- Bumming corner -- "Certain aspects of bovine obstetrics" -- Pay cut -- Rising expectations -- Making of a legend -- "Blood" on the radio -- On the home front -- "Oh, doctor!" -- Losing control, gaining a purpose -- Stadium work -- Breakfast in Manhattan -- A developing writer, a darker vision -- Hall of fame broadcaster -- National Public Radio -- A closed family -- Legacies -- Epilogue: Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, revisited.
Summary:
"This biography of sports announcer Red Barber (1908-92) puts his life and broadcasting career in the context of twentieth-century American life and explores his own personal journey"-- Provided by publisher.
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