Dr. Rob Bellamy Presents: Sports and the 2nd Screen

The Social Network Show welcomes Dr. Robert Bellamy to the April 21, 2014 episode.Dr. Robert Bellamy, a Professor who has years of experience working in the media field and teaches Media and Sports classes, talks about social media use during sporting events, which creates what he calls, the 2nd screen experience. Hear him talk about how sports cannot survive on live fans alone and how teams need media coverage, how Twitter is used during sporting events, how big fantasy sports (such as fantasy football) has gotten so popular in this country and why there is a lack of coverage for women's sports events.Dr. Robert Bellamy is a Professor in the Department of Journalism and Multimedia Arts at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania but at this time, he is a Visiting Professor at the Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Bellamy teaches Media and Sports, Media Sports Practices, The Business of Sports Media, Media Law & Regulation, Media Information and Technology, International Mass Communication/Media, Broadcast and Cable Programming, Media Management & Economics, Media Research Methods, Video Production, and Media & Society.Dr. Bellamy has extensive experience in the media field including being a Producer, Host, Anchor, Reporter and DJ for radio. He has written several books including, Centerfield Shot: A History of Major League Baseball on Television (w. James R. Walker) (2008). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. [Recipient of 2008 Sporting News-Society for American Baseball Research Award]. Television and the Remote Control: Grazing on a Vast Wasteland (w. J.R. Walker). (1996). New York: Guilford. The Remote Control in the New Age of Television (co-edited with J.R. Walker). (1993). He has written for a large number of publications and appeared on many television and radio programs, and is currently working on another book Dr. Bellamy has a Ph.D. in Communication/Broadcasting from the University of Iowa, a M.A. in Communication from University of Kentucky, Lexington and an A.B. in Radio/TV from Morehead State University. He is also a founding and continuing editorial board member of NINE: Journal of Baseball History & Culture and Communication & Sport, and served a term as editorial board member of the Journal of Sport & Social Issues and as Research Board Chair of the Sports Division of the Broadcast Education Association.