Summary
"Based on decades of access and experience, Ira Rosen takes readers behind closed doors to offer an incisive look at the show that invented TV investigative journalism. With surprising humor, charm, and an eye for colorful detail, Rosen delivers an authoritative account of the unforgettable personal... Full description
Summary: |
"Based on decades of access and experience, Ira Rosen takes readers behind closed doors to offer an incisive look at the show that invented TV investigative journalism. With surprising humor, charm, and an eye for colorful detail, Rosen delivers an authoritative account of the unforgettable personalities that battled for prestige, credit, and the desire to scoop everyone else in the game. As Mike Wallace's top producer, Rosen reveals the interview secrets that made Wallace's work legendary, and the flaring temper that made him infamous. Later, as senior producer of ABC News Primetime Live and 20/20, Rosen exposes the competitive environment among famous colleagues like Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters, and the power plays between correspondents Chris Wallace, Anderson Cooper, and Chris Cuomo." -- Amazon.com. A two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer reveals the intimate, untold stories of his decades at America's most iconic news show. |
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Physical Description: |
viii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
ISBN: |
9781250756428 1250756421 |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |