Connie: A Memoir
Connie Chung
(Author)
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER - A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' PICK NEW YORK TIMES 100 NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024 - A LA TIMES BESTSELLER AND BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH
TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 - KIRKUS BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR
WASHINGTON POST 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF NONFICTION FOR 2024 - A PEOPLE BOOK PICK AND A BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIR OF 2024
A TOWN & COUNTRY BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIR OF 2024
"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 author In a sharp, witty, and frank memoir, iconic trailblazer and legendary journalist Connie Chung pulls no punches in detailing her storied career as the first Asian woman to break into an overwhelmingly white, male-dominated television news industry.
Connie Chung is a pioneer. The youngest of ten children, she was the only one born in the U.S., after her parents escaped war-torn China in a harrowing journey to America, where Connie would one day make history as the first woman (and Asian) to co-anchor the CBS Evening News. Profoundly influenced by her family's cultural traditions, yet growing up completely Americanized, she dealt with overt sexism and racism. Despite this, her tenacity led her to become a household name.
In Connie: A Memoir, Chung reveals behind-the-scenes details of her singular life. From her close relationship with Maury Povich, her husband and professional confidant; to the horrific memory of being molested by the doctor who had delivered her; to her joy of adopting their son when she was almost fifty, she does not hold back. She talks honestly about the good, bad, and ugly in her personal and professional life--this is Connie Chung like you've never seen her before.
Product Details
Price
$32.50
$30.23
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Publish Date
September 17, 2024
Pages
336
Dimensions
6.4 X 9.25 X 1.15 inches | 1.3 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781538766989
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About the Author
Connie Chung, pioneer news anchor and reporter was the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News, the flagship news broadcast on CBS. Connie was only the second woman to anchor any network evening broadcast in television history.
Reviews
"A groundbreaker in the truest sense of the word, Chung is as delightful, forthright, and candid on the page as she is on air."--Booklist
"An irreverent, inspiring chronicle of a great life."--Kirkus, starred review
"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 author
"For generations of Asian Americans, Connie Chung will always be our superhero. Someone who looked like us who, on a national stage, held our most important political leaders accountable. She was bold, aggressive, and unafraid. So many of us pursued broadcast journalism because she singularly showed us it was possible. I didn't think I could respect her any more than I already do, but this most candid account of her journey reminds us that Connie Chung is nothing short of a true American icon."--Lisa Ling, journalist
"We've been close friends ever since we were hired at CBS in the '70s. Yet her memoir, that sparks with raw candor, unveils much about her life I never knew. My friend is one of the funniest people I know. So no surprise her story is told with great humor. Also with humility and wisdom. I laughed and teared up."--Lesley Stahl, journalist and New York Times bestselling author
"Connie Chung's extraordinary life has become an extraordinary memoir, by turns poignant and hilarious about the price she paid and the legacy she forged as a groundbreaking journalist--including among a generation of Asian girls. Many of them named, yes, Connie."--Susan Page, New York Times bestselling author of The Rulebreaker and Madam Speaker
"Following in the footsteps of her hero Walter Cronkite, Connie became the trusted voice of reason, whose calling card was professional integrity. A sharply written and scintillating memoir. Highly recommended!"--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Silent Spring Revolution and Cronkite
"The pioneer broadcaster who inspired a whole generation of Asian families to name their daughters Connie, who shattered every glass ceiling she touched in a half-century on television, shares the story of a great American life with a sharp eye and a long memory...juicy reading."--Oprah Daily
"Against musings on the evolution of women's progress in the newsroom, Chung delivers an earnest account of her arduous journey paving the way for others." --Observer
"Chung's skills as a reporter and storyteller--as well as her legendary sense of humor--come through brilliantly in this memoir that describes the many challenges and joys she faced during her stellar career."--Town & Country
"Lucky for readers, Chung is a sharer; her candor is commendable and unvarnished...Chung's memoir, often enchanting and enlightening, serves as a historical account of broadcast news during its most powerful, competitive and sometimes most absurd era."--Washington Post
"[F]rank and entertaining...Chung writes breezily and with irreverent humor about the scoops, the internal politics and the pure hustle that eventually got her to the top."--New York Times
"Witty and honest"--People, Best Books of September 2024
"The legendary journalist may be reluctant to call herself an icon, but her book makes her place in history clear...Irreverent and insightful, Connie offers an absorbing look at a pioneering news figure."--TIME
"CONNIE tells lots of behind the scenes of the major networks news divisions told with unflinching honesty that will raise the bar of respect for one of the most well-known women in the business of news."--Midwest Book Review
"An irreverent, inspiring chronicle of a great life."--Kirkus, starred review
"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 author
"For generations of Asian Americans, Connie Chung will always be our superhero. Someone who looked like us who, on a national stage, held our most important political leaders accountable. She was bold, aggressive, and unafraid. So many of us pursued broadcast journalism because she singularly showed us it was possible. I didn't think I could respect her any more than I already do, but this most candid account of her journey reminds us that Connie Chung is nothing short of a true American icon."--Lisa Ling, journalist
"We've been close friends ever since we were hired at CBS in the '70s. Yet her memoir, that sparks with raw candor, unveils much about her life I never knew. My friend is one of the funniest people I know. So no surprise her story is told with great humor. Also with humility and wisdom. I laughed and teared up."--Lesley Stahl, journalist and New York Times bestselling author
"Connie Chung's extraordinary life has become an extraordinary memoir, by turns poignant and hilarious about the price she paid and the legacy she forged as a groundbreaking journalist--including among a generation of Asian girls. Many of them named, yes, Connie."--Susan Page, New York Times bestselling author of The Rulebreaker and Madam Speaker
"Following in the footsteps of her hero Walter Cronkite, Connie became the trusted voice of reason, whose calling card was professional integrity. A sharply written and scintillating memoir. Highly recommended!"--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Silent Spring Revolution and Cronkite
"The pioneer broadcaster who inspired a whole generation of Asian families to name their daughters Connie, who shattered every glass ceiling she touched in a half-century on television, shares the story of a great American life with a sharp eye and a long memory...juicy reading."--Oprah Daily
"Against musings on the evolution of women's progress in the newsroom, Chung delivers an earnest account of her arduous journey paving the way for others." --Observer
"Chung's skills as a reporter and storyteller--as well as her legendary sense of humor--come through brilliantly in this memoir that describes the many challenges and joys she faced during her stellar career."--Town & Country
"Lucky for readers, Chung is a sharer; her candor is commendable and unvarnished...Chung's memoir, often enchanting and enlightening, serves as a historical account of broadcast news during its most powerful, competitive and sometimes most absurd era."--Washington Post
"[F]rank and entertaining...Chung writes breezily and with irreverent humor about the scoops, the internal politics and the pure hustle that eventually got her to the top."--New York Times
"Witty and honest"--People, Best Books of September 2024
"The legendary journalist may be reluctant to call herself an icon, but her book makes her place in history clear...Irreverent and insightful, Connie offers an absorbing look at a pioneering news figure."--TIME
"CONNIE tells lots of behind the scenes of the major networks news divisions told with unflinching honesty that will raise the bar of respect for one of the most well-known women in the business of news."--Midwest Book Review
