Detroit wants Ty Tyson: National and regional fandom and the 1934 NBC World Series radio broadcast

I examine a 1934 fan campaign which collected over six hundred thousand signatures to get popular Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ty Tyson to handle the play-by-play for the World Series. The campaign shows how fans developed strong opinions about the best ways to broadcast sports, as well as how media industries have historically tried to capitalize on audiences' split identities as both regional and national listening audiences.

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Transformative Works and Cultures
Published
2025-03-14
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https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2025.2853
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Media Studies and Communication
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Detroit wants Ty Tyson: National and regional fandom and the 1934 NBC World Series radio broadcast

Alexander Kupfer
Transformative Works and Cultures
Media Studies and Communication
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Detroit wants Ty Tyson: National and regional fandom and the 1934 NBC World Series radio broadcast

Alexander Kupfer
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Abstract

I examine a 1934 fan campaign which collected over six hundred thousand signatures to get popular Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ty Tyson to handle the play-by-play for the World Series. The campaign shows how fans developed strong opinions about the best ways to broadcast sports, as well as how media industries have historically tried to capitalize on audiences' split identities as both regional and national listening audiences.

Transformative Works and CulturesVol. 45
Film Independent (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 95%
Media Studies and Communication
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