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Bill Shanks

January 01, 1970

Bill Shanks is an American sports broadcaster and writer.

Personal life edit

Shanks lives in Macon, Georgia. Shanks, originally from Waycross, Georgia, is a graduate of the University of Georgia.[1] Shanks was a television sports anchor at WBSG in Brunswick, Georgia and WGXA in Macon, Georgia.[2] Shanks also had a sports production company and produced and hosted weekly television shows with the Atlanta Braves, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Atlantic Sun Conference.[1]

Professional background edit

Broadcasting edit

Bill Shanks hosts "The Bill Shanks Show" on WXKO Middle Georgia's ESPN in Macon.[2] Shanks is also a columnist for The Athens Banner-Herald and hosts a weekly high school football show called The End Zone on WMGT-TV 41 NBC. Shanks has covered the Atlanta Braves for Fox Sports South.com and Scout.com. In 2006 Shanks was one of the co-hosts of the Braves Wrap-Up Show on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. Shanks' show covers topics like the University of Georgia and Head Coach Mark Richt, who "lost him" in 2008.

Shanks started his daily radio show in March 2007 on WIFN 105.5 The Fan in Macon. The show was canceled on February 9, 2009.[3] Six weeks later, on March 23, 2009, Shanks' show was back on the air on the Clear Channel (now iHeartRadio) affiliate.[4]

After 7 years at iHeartRadio, he moved his show to his own station which is affiliated with ESPN Radio starting on June 1, 2016.

Shanks has provided Braves' reports on radio stations in Athens, Georgia on WRFC, in Spartanburg, SC on WSPG and in Florence, AL on WYTK.

Writing edit

Shanks wrote a book called Scout's Honor: The Bravest Way to Build a Winning Team. He interviewed people for nine months and afterwards took six months to write the book.[1] It is both Shanks' answer to Moneyball and the story of how the Braves became the successful organization that they are today.[1] It tells how John Schuerholz rose through the ranks and tells the tales of individual Braves prospects, from Jeff Francoeur, Brian McCann, Adam LaRoche, John Smoltz, and Adam Wainwright. Some have questioned Shanks' objectivity in regards to John Schuerholz.[5] Baseball writer Jon Heyman described Shanks' close relationship with John Schuerholz being "so close to John Schuerholz he’s practically his ghost writer.[5]

David Leonhardt of The New York Times described Shanks as "openly contemptuous of the Lewis book".[6] John Conniff of Scout.com criticized the book for "fail[ing] to develop any type of coherent argument, structure, or evidence to support his contention or to more importantly explain the reasons for the Braves success".[7] The Sun-Sentinel's Mike Berardino praised the book for "present[ing] a fascinating and long-overdue look at Atlanta's baseball dynasty".[8]

Controversy edit

On May 3, 2016 Shanks authored a controversial column in the Macon Telegraph advocating the return of Chief Noc-A-Homa as the Braves mascot[9] Shanks also called for a return of the teepee in the bleachers.[9] The article immediately received criticism and the Macon Telegraph deleted the article within a few hours.[10] The Telegraph’s sports editor claimed on Twitter that the piece was pulled because Shanks "had a better idea for a column."[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Ramati, Phillip (2005-06-05). "Georgia Author Shanks Rebuts 'Moneyball' Values In 'Scout's Honor'". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. D5.
  2. ^ a b Kovac Jr., Joe (2008-09-13). "All-sports radio WIFN a hit with Middle Georgia listeners". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. B1.
  3. ^ "WIFN's Shanks fired, radio show canceled". The Telegraph. 2009-02-10.
  4. ^ Joe Kovac Jr. (2009-03-17). "Canceled Macon sports-talk radio show finds new home - Breaking News". Macon.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  5. ^ a b Heyman, Jon (September 13, 2017). . Fanrag Sports Network. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Leonhardt, David (2005-08-29). "Science and art at odds on the field of dreams". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  7. ^ Conniff, John (2005-11-27). "From MadFrairs.com: Bravesball". Scout.com. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  8. ^ Berardino, Mike (2005-06-19). . Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  9. ^ a b Foster, Jason (May 4, 2016). "Here's everything wrong with that crazy column about the Braves and Chief Noc-A-Homa". Sporting News. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Redford, Patrick (May 3, 2016). "Column Calls For Return Of Racist Braves Mascot, Is Promptly Deleted". Deadspin. Retrieved May 5, 2017.

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Bill Shanks is an American sports broadcaster and writer Contents 1 Personal life 2 Professional background 2 1 Broadcasting 2 2 Writing 2 3 Controversy 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life editShanks lives in Macon Georgia Shanks originally from Waycross Georgia is a graduate of the University of Georgia 1 Shanks was a television sports anchor at WBSG in Brunswick Georgia and WGXA in Macon Georgia 2 Shanks also had a sports production company and produced and hosted weekly television shows with the Atlanta Braves the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlantic Sun Conference 1 Professional background editBroadcasting edit Bill Shanks hosts The Bill Shanks Show on WXKO Middle Georgia s ESPN in Macon 2 Shanks is also a columnist for The Athens Banner Herald and hosts a weekly high school football show called The End Zone on WMGT TV 41 NBC Shanks has covered the Atlanta Braves for Fox Sports South com and Scout com In 2006 Shanks was one of the co hosts of the Braves Wrap Up Show on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network Shanks show covers topics like the University of Georgia and Head Coach Mark Richt who lost him in 2008 Shanks started his daily radio show in March 2007 on WIFN 105 5 The Fan in Macon The show was canceled on February 9 2009 3 Six weeks later on March 23 2009 Shanks show was back on the air on the Clear Channel now iHeartRadio affiliate 4 After 7 years at iHeartRadio he moved his show to his own station which is affiliated with ESPN Radio starting on June 1 2016 Shanks has provided Braves reports on radio stations in Athens Georgia on WRFC in Spartanburg SC on WSPG and in Florence AL on WYTK Writing edit Shanks wrote a book called Scout s Honor The Bravest Way to Build a Winning Team He interviewed people for nine months and afterwards took six months to write the book 1 It is both Shanks answer to Moneyball and the story of how the Braves became the successful organization that they are today 1 It tells how John Schuerholz rose through the ranks and tells the tales of individual Braves prospects from Jeff Francoeur Brian McCann Adam LaRoche John Smoltz and Adam Wainwright Some have questioned Shanks objectivity in regards to John Schuerholz 5 Baseball writer Jon Heyman described Shanks close relationship with John Schuerholz being so close to John Schuerholz he s practically his ghost writer 5 David Leonhardt of The New York Times described Shanks as openly contemptuous of the Lewis book 6 John Conniff of Scout com criticized the book for fail ing to develop any type of coherent argument structure or evidence to support his contention or to more importantly explain the reasons for the Braves success 7 The Sun Sentinel s Mike Berardino praised the book for present ing a fascinating and long overdue look at Atlanta s baseball dynasty 8 Controversy edit On May 3 2016 Shanks authored a controversial column in the Macon Telegraph advocating the return of Chief Noc A Homa as the Braves mascot 9 Shanks also called for a return of the teepee in the bleachers 9 The article immediately received criticism and the Macon Telegraph deleted the article within a few hours 10 The Telegraph s sports editor claimed on Twitter that the piece was pulled because Shanks had a better idea for a column 10 References edit a b c d Ramati Phillip 2005 06 05 Georgia Author Shanks Rebuts Moneyball Values In Scout s Honor The Telegraph Macon Georgia p D5 a b Kovac Jr Joe 2008 09 13 All sports radio WIFN a hit with Middle Georgia listeners The Telegraph Macon Georgia p B1 WIFN s Shanks fired radio show canceled The Telegraph 2009 02 10 Joe Kovac Jr 2009 03 17 Canceled Macon sports talk radio show finds new home Breaking News Macon com Archived from the original on 2012 09 05 Retrieved 2011 09 15 a b Heyman Jon September 13 2017 Braves continue to assess manager situation for 2018 Fanrag Sports Network Archived from the original on May 17 2018 Retrieved May 16 2018 Leonhardt David 2005 08 29 Science and art at odds on the field of dreams The New York Times Archived from the original on 2015 04 22 Retrieved 2015 04 22 Conniff John 2005 11 27 From MadFrairs com Bravesball Scout com Retrieved 2015 04 22 Berardino Mike 2005 06 19 Baseball books worthy of dad Sun Sentinel Archived from the original on 2015 04 22 Retrieved 2015 04 22 a b Foster Jason May 4 2016 Here s everything wrong with that crazy column about the Braves and Chief Noc A Homa Sporting News Retrieved May 5 2017 a b Redford Patrick May 3 2016 Column Calls For Return Of Racist Braves Mascot Is Promptly Deleted Deadspin Retrieved May 5 2017 External links edit 1 Shanks s columns in the Macon Telegraph Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Shanks amp oldid 1217640879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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