Beer, Babes, and Balls: Masculinity and Sports Talk Radio

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Some material in chapters 5 and 6 was originally published in David Nylund, The Journal of Sport and Social Issues 28(2), pp. 136–140 and 166. Copyright ©2004 by Sage Publications. Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications. Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2007 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Marilyn P. Semerad Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Nylund, David. Beer, babes, and balls : masculinity and sports talk radio / David Nylund ; foreword by Eric Anderson. p. cm. — (Suny series on sport, culture, and social relations) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978–0-7914–7237–8 (hardcover : alk. paper) — isbn 978–0-7914–7238–5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Radio broadcasting of sports—United States. 2. Radio talk shows—United States. 3. Radio and baseball. 4. Men—United States—Attitudes. 5. Masculinity—United States. I. Title. gv742.3.n95 2007 070.4'497960973—dc22 2006037455 To Debora Bubb for all her incredible sacrifice and love while I focused on this book ...