The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Based on this, he wrote several sports trivia books, including bill mazers amazin baseball book. It was a privilege to amplify bill s voice on wvox for the last eight years of his long, amazin career. Bill mazer was a giant of sports broadcasting and then his career kept going. Sports extra was special because bill made sports special and no matter what sports season it was, you stopped what you were doing to hear his take on recent sports events.
This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Mazer earned the nickname the amazin for his deep knowledge of sports trivia. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift for your loved one or yourself. Mazer attended michigan and he got his first broadcasting job in 1941, working. The amazin bill mazer s football trivia book by mazer, bill. It is joannas love, who is a yank on the unions side. Answers to hundreds of questions about the world of sports. This was made evident while hosting his wnbc radio show in the 1960s. M archives newyork historical societys bill shannon. Answers to hundreds of questions about the world of sports mazer, bill on. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Here are tributes from rob neyer and one of mazer s old interns. Answers to hundreds of questions about the world of sports 1982, and bill mazer s amazin baseball book. Here is the oldest known recording of new yorks first twoway sports talk radio show, which was hosted by bill mazer better known for doing the sports on wnewwnyw channel 5.
He is also recognized as the host of the first sports talk radio show in history that launched in march of. However, this really doesn t take away from the overall look of the book. The amazing bill mazer answers any and all sports trivia questions from fans. The sports answer book from bill mazer s nbc challenge round mazer, bill on. The breadth of coverage is very wide, and the depth of the trivia is considerable. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. Bill mazer is the author of the sports answer book 3. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The most amazing thing about bill mazer george vecsey. Bruce stark answers to questions relate littleknown facts, humorous anecdotes, and exciting moments in the world of sports. He is remembered as the host of the first sports talk radio show and for his extreme knowledge of sports. But his father, like many new immigrants, regarded sports as a timewasting frivolity. He earned the nickname the amazin for his deep knowledge of sports trivia which was made evident already at the wnbc radio show in the 60s. He write especially realistic novels about war, he was in war too during ww ii.
Bill mazer, legendary new york sports radio and tv broadcaster. What is chapter 1 summery of snow bound by harry mazer. Bill mazer, who was a voice and face of sports coverage in new york for decades, pioneering sportstalk radio and becoming a television fixture while earning the nickname the amazin for his encyclopedic recall of sports facts and figures, died on wednesday in danbury, conn. First time, long time for bill mazer bill mazer, 90, the host of the first sports talk radio show in history that launched in march of 1964 on wnbc, talks about his life in broadcasting and his. Considered a new york institution in sports reporting, mazer was inducted into the hall of fame for both the buffalo broadcasters association 1999 and the. Trivia book, the sports answer book, and amazin bill mazers football trivia. Guess it began when we started referring to him as the unamazing, our sarcastic riff on his dogged pursuit of answering any and all sports trivia. Bill mazer, 90, the host of the first sports talk radio show in history that launched in march of 1964 on wnbc, talks.
Bill mazer, a sports talk radio pioneer and later a fixture on new york sports television known for his encyclopedic knowledge of trivia, died wednesday at 92 after several years in failing health. Letters last name archives newyork historical society. Movies tv celebrities music books theater reality tv nassau coliseum crosswords. Bill mazer, the new york broadcast institution who died wednesday at 92, built a remarkable career on a couple of things that cynics say arent so important in talk media these days. Mazer related it in bill mazers amazin baseball book. Long after he was a sports maven in buffalo and milwaukee and new york, mazer, as an octogenarian, launched into a second career as radio general talkshow host. The amazing bill mazer, who taught a generation of sports fans to love what some call trivia, passed away this week. The sports answer book by mazer, bill and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When one of michigans basketball stars, cazzie russell, signed with the knickerbockers, mazer was elated. He authored several books on sports trivia, including the answer book of sports 1969, the new answer book of sports. Long after he was a sports maven in buffalo and milwaukee and. Based on this, he wrote several sports trivia books, including bill mazers amazin. Radio talk host bill mazer, who died this week at 92.
Broadcaster archives newyork historical societys bill shannon. Bill mazer born 1920 in kiev, russia, now ukraine during the russian civil war is an american television and radio personality who has won numerous awards and citations, including three national sportscasters and sportswriters associations sportscaster of the year awards for new york from 196466. Answers to hundreds of questions about the world of sports 9780448033280 by mazer, bill and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Mazer earned the nickname of the amazin mazer and simply the amazin due to his abundant knowledge of sports trivia. Publication date 1981 topics football, football miscellanea publisher new york. Bill mazer and dick young were titans of sports commentary, but for my money, no one was better than bill or could deliver facts and commentary in a way that didnt. The book is filled with trivia on various types of sports. At least that is how mazer remembers it, and he is as good a source as any. Five out of five stars many sports trivia books have been published, to my knowledge there are none better than this one. He was knowledgeable about everything and could talk with erudition on many. However, this really doesnt take away from the overall look of the book.
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