Big League Babble On - The Misadventures of a Rabble-Rousing Sportscaster and Why He Should Be Dead By Now
John Gallagher
Publisher: Dundurn
Summary
Sports and pop culture gossip memoir from the sport radio jockey and former host of Canada's #1 talk show, Gallagher on TSN, John Gallagher Packed with a lifetime of stories like how the author saved Mark Wahlberg's life, what really happened with Stevie Nicks in the Four Seasons penthouse suite, how he got fired by Don Cherry, or the time he woke up with Paris Hilton and Joan Jett. Similar books in this market have been extremely successful: Straight up and Personal: The World According to Grapes by Don Cherry, Hockey Confidential by Bob MacKenzie, Cornered by Ron MacLean, Anchorboy by Jay Onrait; also, Mike Richards’ 100 Things Everyone Else Is Wrong About Brings the same lowbrow appeal as books like The Dirt by Motley Crue, which did very well hooking readers with the band's salacious exploits and over-the-top partying: people love a good gossip memoir John has decades of experience promoting himself and being entertaining on radio and TV, has a wealth of contacts within the broadcast industry, and will be able to have his book prominently discussed on national and local stations across the U.S. and Canada