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Meet Don Shelby
Club Book with Don Shelby
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 2 PMRum River Library, 4201 6th Ave., Anoka Hosted by Anoka County Library
Don Shelby is widely considered one of the best, and most decorated, local news anchors and reporters in the country. He has won three National Emmys, two George Foster Peabody Awards, the National Distinguished Service Award by the Society of Professional Journalists, the International Radio and Television News Directors Association’s First Place honors for International Investigative Reporting, among others. He retired from daily reporting and anchoring in November 2010, after forty-five years in the industry. Don Shelby’s book, The Season Never Ends: Wins, Losses, and Wisdom of the Court, is a compilation of 20 years worth of stories about pivotal and inspiring basket ball games, told with the grace and humor of a long-time basket ball, and storytelling, veteran.
What do the critics say?
"... Every basketball coach, player, and fan needs to read this book. ..." -Tubby Smith, Head Coach, University of Minnesota
"... Don Shelby's lifelong love affair with the game of basketball comes shining through in this book. Filled with witty and wonderful stories, he shows us that sometimes a game is more than a game. ..."- Ahmad Rashad, four-time All-Pro NFL receiver, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and NBA analyst
"... These stories are heartfelt and well-turned, but basketball is only their setting. Don's real subject is the richness of life and the lessons learned-if only we step up and take our shot. ..." - Will Weaver, author of A Gravestone Made of Wheat and Other Stories and The Last Hunter: An American Family Album
"... Absolutely delightful. The Season Never Ends takes you back to the first moment you fell in love with basketball. ..."- Billy McKinney, Chief of Scouting, Milwaukee Bucks
“At first glance, one might think longtime WCCO news anchor Don Shelby's book, "The Season Never Ends" is about basketball. And it is, to an extent. But in this collection of essays, readers are treated to basketball-themed stories that offer lessons in perseverance and the power of the human spirit.” Oakdale Lake Elmo Review.