A Southern California
“Sports Guy” With Some Tales To Tell
 (Huntington
Beach, CA) – What it’s like to spend your life watching
and chronicling the world of sports as a broadcaster or sports journalist?
Award-winning sportscaster Brent Weber has covered more than his share
of memorable moments in his quarter-century as a broadcaster and writer.
In his two-part book The Sports Guy: Scorecard Scribblings From
An Ordinary Journalist, Weber shares hilarious anecdotes from
his career climbing the ladder from rural Georgia to the world-wide
stage of CNN and beyond.
AND NOW, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF WEBER CREATIVE, BRENT HAS BROADENED
HIS SCOPT TO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL TELEVISION SERIES,
THE PERFORMING ARTS DOCUMENTREAY SERIES “THE ACADEMY” (COPYRIGHT
2004) , THE LIFESTYLE SPORTS TALK SHOW ACTION FIGURES (COPYRIGHT 2004)
AND MORE UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
 TODAY
HE IS AN ACTOR, WRITER, PRODUCER AND TEACHER – THE LATTER THE
TARGET OF HIS BOOK THE SPORTS GUY.
Following stories the average sports fan can relate to, Weber includes
how-to advice for those who wonder what it takes to pursue a life
in sports journalism. Applicable to any type of creative career, Weber
offers resources and inspiration to those who wonder what it would
be like to live their dream job.
 "The
entire world adores its sports heroes and applauds their uniqueness
at the same time," Weber writes. "Like the athlete, if
you wish to follow your dream, in the face of adversity, as the
answer to escalating debt and the antidote to mounting debts, your
passion and persistence can bring you the same success as the greatest
athletic heroes."
Readers
instantly relate to the young boy who used to broadcast games into
his tape recorder. An ordinary sports fan who grew up to be "The
Sports Guy", Weber's bungles and observations give the reader
an inside look at the often less than glamorous world of the sports
journalist.
Cursed
by the best and worst of them, from Hall of Fame coach Scotty Bowman
to major league all-star Ken Griffey, Junior, Weber shares the good
and bad moments, effacing the mystery of stardom while sharing the
accomplishments of some other inspiring figures in and out of the
world of sports. While he has covered the likes of the World Series,
Super Bowl, World Cup, NCAA Championships and the Stanley Cup Playoffs,
he shares that it is often the story of the little leaguer or surfer
or coach who changes your perspective and has the biggest impact
on the viewer or reader.
 "The
public can cheer or jeer as they wish," Weber says. "But
it is important to a free society that we are allowed to tell these
stories and not paint these athletes as anything more than they
really are: men and women who are entertainers with dramatically
different histories, responsibilities and sensibilities."
The
second half of Weber's book is designed to help anyone pursuing
a creative career to better understand their responsibilities and
opportunities. Empowering them with tools and practical advice,
Weber encourages those who make the choice to enter difficult careers
to stick by their guns.
 "When
you are down and out there will be no shortage of people who will
kick you in the teeth to keep you there," Weber writes. "The
dusting off part, the moving on part, the "creating chicken
salad out of chicken-bleep part, is up to you."
In
addition to CNN and local affiliates throughout the nation., Weber’s
work has been seen and heard on Fox, Outdoor Life, Speedvision,
KCAL-LA and more. Working as a broadcaster, writer, teacher and
consultant, Weber lives with his family in Huntington Beach, California.
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