Why people recommend it
It Happened! by Jim Lampley and Art Chansky is a memoir chronicling a legendary career in sports broadcasting and memorable moments in television history. On The Joe Rogan Experience, during an episode numbered #2346 featuring guest Jim Lampley on July 08, 2025, host Joe Rogan highlighted the book. As the interview drew to a close, Joe Rogan brought up the publication to his massive audience, specifically mentioning its full subtitle, It Happened: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television. The host formally announced to the listeners that the book was available for purchase immediately. By promoting the memoir at the conclusion of the conversation, Joe Rogan helped direct his listeners toward the personal stories and behind-the-scenes accounts of iconic sporting events covered by the veteran broadcaster throughout his decades-long career. The mention served as a warm sign-off to an episode celebrating sports history, giving fans of television broadcasting an opportunity to read firsthand about the experiences, challenges, and remarkable moments that defined the guest's professional journey in the competitive and fast-paced world of sports media and live television production over many years.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Recommended
Joe Rogan — 1 mention
“And your book, It Happened: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television is available now. Thank you, sir.”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Thus the title of my book. Thank You so much, George, cuz you know the reason why my book is titled it happened.”
“Uh its in my book, youll read it. Uh theres an anecdote about uh me uh at a post Emmy Awards”
“Im giving away too much of the book, Joe. I mean, my my publisher would say, "Wait, dont tell them the whole book. Come on. People are going to buy it anyway."”