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Outside the Box

A Memoir

By Sherr, Lynn

Publishers Summary:
As a reporter for 40 years, most of them on television, Lynn Sherr has brought clarity and insight to many of the most compelling news events of our dayfrom politics to murder trials to the space program. Now this widely respected award-winning journalist lets us in on what shes seen inside the box as she steps outside for a reality check. She tells how television journalism has changed over the years, for better and for worse, and explores the critical state of TV news today. Her accounts of the political and cultural upheavals she covered also make this a social history of our time. When she first began in the industry, newspaper editors bluntly told her, We dont hire girls, but Lynn persevered, both covering and experiencing the emergence of modern feminism. All that despite being fired from her first TV job! She also addresses the heartbreak of her husbands death followed by her own battle with colon cancer. Lynn Sherr opens up about those painful times with an honesty that will touch and inspire readers. Her personal accountsgrowing up in Philadelphia, where her father was a pioneering professional basketball player; suddenly becoming a stepmom; slipping off to commune with giraffesall underscore her insistence on always keeping one foot outside the box.

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ISBN

978-1-59486-257-1

Publisher

Rodale Books