Joe Garner

About Joe Garner

Joe Garner is an American author and former radio executive who spent over a decade at Westwood One Radio Networks. He is best known for his bestselling books combining broadcast audio with photographs and written narratives, including We Interrupt This Broadcast, which became a New York Times bestseller. His sports-focused compilations And the Crowd Goes Wild and And the Fans Roared documented celebrated moments in broadcast history. Later works include 100 Yards of Glory and It's Saturday Morning!

In this interview

• Discusses We Interrupt This Broadcast becoming a New York Times bestseller in six weeks
• Talks about his new book And the Crowd Goes Wild on celebrated sporting events
• Mentions bookstores marketing both books together
• Notes collaboration with Bob Costas, Hank Aaron, and Wayne Gretzky

“It became a New York Times bestseller in about six weeks, and it's still doing very, very well.”— Joe Garner, in this interview

Since this interview

Garner continued his multimedia approach with 100 Yards of Glory in 2012 and It's Saturday Morning! in 2018. In July 2021, he launched a 12-episode audio docuseries We Interrupt This Broadcast on Apple Podcasts, which reached number one. He currently hosts the daily podcast OK, Now You Know covering trivia and historical stories.