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Apr 19, 2013
There You Have It
The Life, Legacy, and Legend of Howard Cosell
Summary
To say John Bloom liked Howard Cosell would be overstating it. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say Bloom was fascinated by Cosell, the charismatic, controversial and unconventional sports broadcaster who came to fame in the back half of the 20th Century for a remarkable two-decade run that felt so much longer.
In his latest book, There You Have It: The Life, Legacy, and Legend of Howard Cosell (University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), Bloom constructs a cultural biography of the enigmatic personality.
Through historical research and new interviews, Bloom, associate professor of history at Shippensburg University, delves into the early life of Cosell, a man born and raised in a middle class Jewish family who constantly felt at odds with social expectations and inspired by a sense of social justice. More than anything, Cosell was about contradictions: inspired to greatness but seemingly unhappier the more he found success.
Writes Bloom: "(Cosell) understood that society and history and culture were not distractions from sports but were the very things that made sports, and entertainment in general, meaningful."
There You Have It is a scholarly book with broad appeal, of interest to media scholars, social critics, and sports fans alike.
