Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed

Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV

In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the countryâ€”including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century's most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubsâ€“winning World Seriesâ€”reveals why he is one lucky bastard.

Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years. They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting legend and that he was beloved in his adopted hometown of St. Louis.
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Yet they have no idea who Joe really is. Or how he got here. They donâ€™t know how he almost blew his career. They havenâ€™t read his funniest and most embarrassing stories or heard about his interactions with the biggest sports stars of this era.
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They donâ€™t know how hard he can laugh at himselfâ€”or that he thinks some of his critics have a point. And they donâ€™t know what it was really like to grow up in his fatherâ€™s shadow. Joe and Jack were best friends, but it wasnâ€™t that simple. Jack, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost fifty years, helped Joe get his broadcasting start at eighteen. But Joe had to prove himself, first as a minor league radio announcer and then on local TV, national TV with ESPN, and then finally on FOX. He now has a successful, Emmy-winning career, but only after a lot of dues-paying, learning, and pretty damn entertaining mistakes that are recounted in this book.
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In his memoir, Joe takes us through his life on and off the field. He shares the lessons he learned from his father, the errors he made along the way, and the personal mountain he climbed and conquered, all of which have truly made him a Lucky Bastard.Â
Country USA
Manufacturer Dutton
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-11-15
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Dutton
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-11-15
UnitCount	1
Format	Kindle eBook

Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV

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