Producer : Lessons Shared from 30 Years in Television

by Walker, Wendy; Cagan, Andrea; King, Larry

• ISBN13: 9781599952536
• ISBN10: 159995253X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-16
• Publisher: Center Street

Summary

Wendy Walker is one of those invisible forces who has shaped our perception of the world. For the past seventeen years she has been the 'woman behind the man', at Larry King Live. As Larry's Senior Executive Producer she has been responsible for landing the exclusive interviews with the most important newsmakers and well-known celebrities from around the globe that have been the hallmark of CNN's number 1 show. While she may have been unseen and unrecognized, Wendy's work has shaped all of our lives. She has arranged some of the most iconic interviews of our time. For example, she orchestrated the 1993 NAFTA debate between Vice President Al Gore and Ross Perot; which remains, to this day, one of the highest rated programmes in cable television history. Starting as a secretary at ABC some 30 years ago, Wendy has climbed up the male-dominated world of television production. Her passion and work ethic are undeniable, but it has always been her heart that has been her guide. And it's with the same zeal and loving spirituality that she shares her life in this remarkable memoir.

Author Biography

CNN Senior Vice President Wendy Walker is the senior executive producer of Larry King Live. In this capacity, she is responsible for the overall planning and production of the world's first live, globally televised viewer call-in program and the network's highest-rated program.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Freaking Out Is Not an Option	p. 3
Be Someone Others Want to Be Around	p. 25
Details Matter: They Are Everything	p. 43
Organize, Organize, and Then...Organize Some More	p. 61
You Are Paid to Do a Job, So Do It	p. 81
Work Harder Than Anyone Else	p. 97
Mentor Yourself	p. 109
Think Bigger Than Big	p. 131
Should You Really Care Who Gets the Credit?	p. 145
Be Grateful Every Day of Your Life	p. 153
How Do You Want to Be Remembered?	p. 167
Opposites Attract	p. 181
The Love You Take is Equal to the Love You Make	p. 201
Read People Like You'd Read a Roadmap	p. 221
Extraordinary Things Happen When You Least Expect Them	p. 235
Everything Happens for a Reason	p. 251
Treat All People like the "Big People"	p. 265
Know When to Hang Up Your Nightly Suspenders	p. 277
A Final Thought: Be True to Yourself	p. 289
Acknowledgments	p. 291
About the Authors	p. 301
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.