Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN Audiobook

" Read the first half of the book, which solidly chronicles the first years of ESPN. After about 1995 it gets a little fuzzy in terms of what's covered and what's overlooked. "

" Simple, but strangely addictive. "

" Not what I was expecting. It's an industry book, about the business side. After about 250 (of 700+!) pages I gave up and just started skimming for interesting parts. Some well thought out material on the meaning of race in sports and the meaning of gender in sports journalism. Only 6 piddly pages on GameDay! Apparently everyone and their brother was interviewed for this book, up to and including Obama. "

" A look behind the curtains of ESPN, but ultimately I couldn't really get into the he said/she said of stuff that happened 30 years ago to a tv station. Most of it is just petty "This guy hated that guy" stuff. I guess if you watch a lot of ESPN and know who some of these people are it would be interesting, but I don't so it's not. But if you're really fascinated by what some executive had to go through to make some small tweak to Sportscenter, then oh boy is this the book for you. "

" Interesting but overly long story of ESPN told through interviews with those who were there. Got tedious if you were not a total ESPN head, but the story is interesting, especially if you can skim while you read. "

" really long book about the devil... interesting. but really long "

" Even as someone who is not a sports fan, I found this book to be fascinating ESPN dominates so much in what I think about sports and I liked seeing how it developed from the perspective of people who were and are on the inside. "

" Interesting read about how my favorite television channel started. Surprising details about some of the anchors on ESPN. Hard to believe that people did not think a 24 hour sports channel would ever make it. "

" I enjoyed parts of this book a lot, but it is way, and I mean way, too long. The parts dealing with the founding of espn and the Patrick/Olberman years were great, but the more recent stuff dragged. Overall, a good read for anyone nostalgic for the heydays of the worldwide leader. "

" Wait for the paperback. "

" Dull and repetitive. "

" While this book is not children's literature, it is appropriate for junior high or high school students. The text is lengthy but easy to read due to the interview type nature of the writing. I enjoyed learning more about the behind the scenes work that makes ESPN the successful network it is. "

" If you grew up on ESPN like I did, you'll love this. It's also a great expose on success as it sews a thread of what it took, not only ESPN as a network to be successful, but individual anchors and business people involved. "

" I enjoyed the look inside at the personalities and the history of ESPN. Easy read. "

" Interesting to see how the network has grown over time. A lot of jerks worked/are working for this network. It is a miracle EPSN did not get nailed for sexual harassment in the early days. "

" It was a doozy to finish, but well worth the effort. SO INTERESTING; loved all of the anecdotes. Obviously I knew ESPN was a big deal. I just don't think I realized HOW big of a deal they were til reading this. Really liked it. "

" Deathly dry, uninteresting and repetitive look at the rise and rise of ESPN. Read more like a text on Starting a Cable Channel 101 than an intriguing oral history of arguably one of the most important popular culture developments of the last 50 years. "

" a fun look at the growth of espn as a business, as told in quotes and interviews. not as much down and dirty as you would want, but still informative and interesting. "

" "ESPN basically has to have one of their talent talk about Hitler or put a picture of their dick on a phone - which is what that Salisbury guy did - before they'll do anything about any of these various crazies, because they don't have to. Nobody can touch them." - Dick Ebersol "