"A
delightful autobiographical memoir... a sweet read." --
Leonard Shapiro,
The Washington Post
"In
Miami, in Rochester, in Cleveland, in New York, in San
Francisco, in Washington, DC. Over the years, hundreds
of thousands of kids in city apartments and suburban tract
houses and rural barns tuned into Johnny Holliday, eager
for his voice, knowing he was speaking just to them."
-- From the Foreword by Tony Kornheiser
"An
exuberant account that will make you smile, and then laugh
out loud. What a life!" -- Cokie Roberts, ABC, NPR
Radio
"Fascinating,
and also historically significant... I guarantee you will
enjoy this book." --- Claude Hall,
Radio Daily News
In
a joyful and inspiring memoir, the pioneer Top 40 DJ
retraces the steps that carried him from an "all
black" R&B station in hometown Miami to his
current 24 year tenure as radio play-by-play voice of
the University of Maryland Terrapins football and basketball
teams. Written with his friend, Stephen Moore, Johnny
recalls his glory rock and roll DJ days in Cleveland,
New York (where he worked with Murray the K), and San
Francisco; his radio work in Washington, DC; his live
coverage of nine Olympic Games for ABC Sports; and his
adventures with family, close friends, and professional
colleagues from Hank Aaron, Rick Barry, the Beatles,
Howard Cosell, Joe DiMaggio, Ralph Friedgen, and Paul
Hornung to Janis Joplin, the Joy Boys, Murray the K,
Roger Miller, Sugar Ray Leonard, Morgan Wooten, and
both Ted and Gary Williams, to name but a few.
Foreword
by Tony Kornheiser, Afterword by Dick Vitale. * 225+
pp * eight-page b/w photo insert. 6 x 9 hardcover.
ISBN:
158261461X
"Johnny
Holliday: From Rock To Jock"
by Johnny Holliday with Stephen Moore.
Foreword by Tony Kornheiser
If
it wasn't Johnny Holliday telling this tale, you might not believe
it. The "Voice of the Terrapins" for 24 years incredible
story is chronicled in his recently published autobiography...
It's a rollicking rock n' roll tale that takes cutting-edge
disc jockey Holliday to Cleveland as rock n' roll takes over
the airwaves to the New York radio market for the arrival of
the Beatles and to San Francisco during the summer of love.
Along the way,
Holliday's love for sports leads him to long-standing relationships
with the likes of Sal Bando and Rick Barry, and ultimately lands
him in the Baltimore-Washington DC market where he has entertained
a generation of listeners and sports fans...
Holliday
doesn't pull punches either about his upbringing in Miami in
a less-than-ideal home, or even about some of his famous cohorts
in the media. If you grew up with Holliday on your radio, it's
a must-read. If you're a Terps fan, there's plenty of behind-the-scenes
stories and anecdotes to bring back some of your favorite moments
and personalities. The book is also a good read if you're a
local "mediaphile" or fan of the theater. Or if you
just like a good story." --
Mike Ashley, Terrapin
Times.
"A
lively, compact history of the important players, astonishing games,
and rich traditions
of the University of Maryland men's basketball program. This book
includes candid observations from coaches, players, officials, and
fans."
"There
is no one more qualified to be your tour guide through any kind of
history of Maryland basketball, whether it focuses on last season
or twenty-five seasons ago, than Johnny Holliday. Not only has he
been there all those years, but he really does know all the people
who have been a part of the ups and the downs the program has gone
through, not just the coaches but the players, the doctors, trainers,
(and) heck, even the reporters who have covered the team."--
From the Foreword by John Feinstein
Order
a personally-inscribed, autographed first edition: Please
send check for $25.00 (includes postage) to:
Stephen Moore
9715 Brixton Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
Please include inscription request with
your order.
With
Coach Gary Williams
from Chapters 9 and 10-
"Fear the Turtle" and "Play-by-Play"
"I
won't be modest in this account because frankly I'm not that
great. Rock on. Play ball. And thanks for reading."
--- Johnny Holliday
with
Joe DiMaggio,
from Chapter 14
"Baseball Legends"
"You
think Johnny Holliday is a great sportscaster? You should've
seen him on the court, as a blazing point guard on various
radio station basketball teams. And you should've heard Johnny
as a rapid-fire DJ, spinning stacks of hot wax at topflight
Top 40 stations, from San Francisco to New York City. Stephen
Moore slows him down just enough to tell you Johnny's amazing
story."Ben
Fong-Torres, Author,
"The Hits Just Keep On Coming.”
with
Joe Theismann,
from Chapter 13-
"A Few Good Jocks"
Twisting
at WHK
from Chapter 3-
"Cleveland's Call"
"Now
comes a book that doesn't dodge warts or paint over past controversies.
A hearty hooray to the voice of the Maryland Terrapins."
-- Bob Levey, The Washington Post 12/31
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"A
delightful autobiographical memoir... a sweet read." --
Leonard Shapiro,
The Washington Post 
"Johnny
Holliday: From Rock To Jock"
If
it wasn't Johnny Holliday telling this tale, you might not believe
it. The "Voice of the Terrapins" for 24 years incredible
story is chronicled in his recently published autobiography...
It's a rollicking rock n' roll tale that takes cutting-edge
disc jockey Holliday to Cleveland as rock n' roll takes over
the airwaves to the New York radio market for the arrival of
the Beatles and to San Francisco during the summer of love.
Johnny
Holliday and Stephen Moore completed their second book in 2006
. With a Foreword by 
