Game on

David Bockino is an associate professor at Elon University, where he teaches communications and sport management. He spent more than seven years working with ESPN, including ESPN Outdoors, ESPN Research and Analytics, and ESPN International. He is the author of The Guidebook Experiment: Discovering Exploration in a Hyper-Connected World.

"Sports fans today have so many different ways to enjoy sports or associated aspects such as betting and fantasy games. How we got here today from the humble beginnings of a boxing match being broadcast on the radio in 1921 is told in this excellent book."--Guy Who Reviews Sports Books Blog-- (5/18/2024 12:00:00 AM) "An excellent, comprehensive exploration into the evolution of sports media that takes the reader to all corners of the globe, bringing to life an impressive review of sports fan content consumption from the environs of Times Square in the twentieth century to the modern social media square of the twenty-first."--Peter Leimbach, senior vice president at Fox Sports Research "Game On provides a strong introduction for academics and sports fans about the history of sports media and its evolution over the past century."--Samuel Gale, Journal of Sport History "Containing an ample number of facts and quotes, Game On is entertainingly written, comprehensive, and insightful. Bockino speaks with authority on shifts in culture, technical and tactical innovations in sports media, and key sporting events and personalities. Readers interested in sport media, or more generally sports and culture, will find Game On worth checking out."--Lisa Timpf, Sports Literature Association-- (8/14/2024 12:00:00 AM) "This book is highly readable, and Bockino does an admirable job elucidating an ever-evolving subject."--J. A. Badics, Choice-- (9/1/2024 12:00:00 AM) "Where sports media is heading--and where it's been--is a vexing and complex question that impacts every sports fan. Those charged with broadcasting and chronicling the games we love are part of a multibillion-dollar business--and David Bockino has thrown himself into an examination of this ever-evolving world with passion and an engaging writing style. . . . Game On will help educate you as a sports consumer."--Richard Deitsch, writer for The Athletic and host of the Sports Media podcast "Game On is an introspective look at the vastly changing landscape of sports media. Game On outlines what brought the industry to where it is today and explains to the reader why important moments such as the rise of ESPN, the emergence of fantasy sports, and the proliferation of special telecasts drew fan bases and increased sports' presence in everyday society. It's a fascinating read for any sports lover."--Emmanuel Morgan, sports reporter for the New York Times