No Pants Required

"You get paid to watch games, and you're on television? What a life you must have!" Yes, on the surface television sportscasting seems like a dream job. You're rubbing elbows with well-known athletes and even enjoying a certain celebrity status of your own. But it also involves a great deal of sacrifice. Would you move to Scottsbluff, Nebraska, or the Quad Cities in Iowa to cover high school sports and junior college athletics? Mark Meisenheimer takes you to the small markets, introducing you to the men and women who have worked their way up the broadcast ladder. Truth is stranger (and often more entertaining) than fiction, and No Pants Required proves it. Whether you have sportscasting aspirations of your own or you're simply a fan, you'll love this insider's look at the industry.