This may be the best book about sportscasting since Red Barber's "Rubarb in the Catbird's Seat." Lindsey Nelson was the top sportscaster in the country during the late 50's and into the early 60's. He was the first well-known TV play-by-play man but he spanned back into the radio days and writes about the radio guys like Ted Husing, Bill Stern and Mel Allen. It's basically the life of a sports announcer at the top of the profession. He also writes about his WW 2 experiences and getting started in radio in Knoxville, Tennessee. He also writes eloquently about his daughter who was born with a mental handicap, the early death of his wife and his love of travel...he once went to Timbuktu. One of the best things about the book is he wrote it himself...no ghost writer.