Bowling Headliners, 1948–1950: The Creation of a Spectator Sport in Television’s Emergent Years

Authors :: Nicholas Hirshon
Source :: The International Journal of the History of Sport. 37:951-972
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Informa UK Limited, 2020.
Abstract: Bowling Headliners, a television series broadcast from 1948 to 1950, played a significant role in earning the game’s acceptance as a spectator sport in the United States. Premiering in the pivotal ...

Subjects :: History
ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION
Broadcasting of sports events
ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING
Television series
Media studies
Sociology
Spectator sport
GeneralLiterature_MISCELLANEOUS
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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