{"product_id":"changing-the-game-my-career-in-collegiate-sports-marketing-paperback","title":"Changing the Game: My Career in Collegiate Sports Marketing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Host\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric A. Moyen\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany Kentuckians and fans of intercollegiate athletics are familiar with the name Jim Host. As founder and CEO of Host Communications, he was the pioneer in college sports marketing. Host's prevailing innovation in collegiate sports was the concept of bundled licensing, which encouraged corporate partners to become official sponsors of athletic programs across media formats. Host and his team developed the NCAA Radio Network and introduced what became known as the NCAA's Corporate Partner Program, which employed companies such as Gillette, Valvoline, Coca-Cola, and Pizza Hut to promote university athletic programs and the NCAA at large. Host was involved with the construction of Rupp Arena, the Kentucky Horse Park, and the KFC Yum! Center. But few know his full story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eChanging the Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the first complete account of the entrepreneur's professional life, detailing his achievements in sports radio, management, and broadcasting; his time in minor league baseball, real estate, and the insurance business; and his foray into Kentucky politics, including his appointments under governors Louie B. Nunn and Ernie Fletcher. This memoir provides a behind-the-scenes look at the growth of big-time athletics and offers solutions for current challenges facing college sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Host\u003c\/b\u003e is founder of Host Communications, Inc., a nationally renowned college sports marketing and association management company. Host served as the first executive director of Rupp Arena, founding chairman of the Kentucky Horse Park Commission, chairman of the Louisville Arena Authority, and secretary of commerce for Kentucky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric A. Moyen\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and department head of Educational Leadership at Mississippi State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFrank McVey and the University of Kentucky: A Progressive President and the Modernization of a Southern University\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49157596086424,"sku":"9780813180427","price":38.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/V1FyVmc4SlJ4VE4xR2h1cWwyMWdhdz09.webp?v=1779760520","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/changing-the-game-my-career-in-collegiate-sports-marketing-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}