Hello, Friends!

An honest memoir about life, family, and baseball from the longtime, legendary Toronto Blue Jays radio broadcasterFor 36 years, Jerry Howarth ushered in eternal hope each spring and thrived in the drive of each fall as the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1982, the lifelong avid sports fan joined Tom Cheek as full-time play-by-play radio announcer for the Blue Jays, and for the next 23 years, "Tom and Jerry" were the voices of the franchise. Jerry became part of the fabric of a nation and a team, covering historic moments like the rise of the Blue Jays through the 1980s that culminated in back-to-back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993. His Hall of Fame-worthy broadcasting career has been nothing short of legendary. When Jerry retired in February 2018, the tributes poured in and made one thing perfectly clear: Toronto baseball would never be the same.Howarth brings together thoughts on life, family, work, and baseball. Featuring stories about everyone from Dave Stieb, Jack Morris, Duane Ward, Roberto Alomar, and Joe Carter to John Gibbons, Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Donaldson, and the late Roy Halladay, Hello, Friends! is a must-read for sports fans everywhere. Include in Father's Day promotionSocial media targeting of baseball stars, fans, broadcasters, and teamsFeature on ECW InsidersTarget conversations around spring trainingWork with the Toronto Blue JaysWork with author to leverage existing sports media relationshipsPitch to Blue Jays and baseball specific websites, radio, TV, and podcasts, i.e., The Hardball Times, Birds All Day, At the Letters, Baseball Central, Prime Time Sports, etc.Pitch excerpts, interviews, and features to baseball and sports publications, i.e., Baseball Digest, Sportsnet Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, etc.Pitch to major Canadian dailies and general interest publications, i.e., Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Metro, PostMedia network, Maclean's, The Walrus, etc.Pitch for interviews with general interest Canadian radio and television shows, i.e., CBC's Metro Morning, CP24 Breakfast, Breakfast Television