Description: "This delightful memoir is filled with Connie Chung’s trademark wit, sharp insights, and deep understanding of people. It’s a revealing account of what it’s like to be a woman breaking barriers in the world of TV news, filled with colorful tales of rivalry and triumph. But it also has a larger theme: how the line between serious reporting and tabloid journalism became blurred." - Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling authorIn a sharp, witty, and definitive memoir, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung delves into her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry. Connie Chung is a pioneer. In 1969 at the age of 23, this once-shy daughter of Chinese parents took her first job at a local TV station in her hometown of Washington, D.C. and soon thereafter began working at CBS news as a correspondent. Profoundly influenced by her family’s cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized in the United States, Chung describes her career as an Asian woman in a white male-centered world. Overt sexism was a way of life, but Chung was tenacious in her pursuit of stories – battling rival reporters to secure scoops that ranged from interviewing Magic Johnson to covering the Watergate scandal – and quickly became a household name. She made history when she achieved her dream of being the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian to anchor any news program in the U.S. Chung pulls no punches as she provides a behind-the-scenes tour of her singular life. From showdowns with powerful men in and out of the newsroom to the stories behind some of her career-defining reporting and the unwavering support of her husband, Maury Povich, nothing is off-limits – good, bad, or ugly. So be sure to tune in for an irreverent and inspiring exclusive: this is CONNIE like you’ve never seen her before. Thank you for your business!
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Publication Name: Connie
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Title: Connie
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
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Subtitle: A Memoir
EAN: 9781538766989
Unit Type: Unit
ISBN: 9781538766989
Release Year: 2024
Era: 2020s
ISBN-10: 1538766981
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Release Date: 10/17/2024
Book Title: Connie : a Memoir
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Topic: Women, Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Television / General, Personal Memoirs, Journalism, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 1.2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 19.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Connie Chung
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
