Transparent

by Lemon, Don

• ISBN13: 9780982702789
• ISBN10: 0982702787
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-11
• Publisher: Farrah Gray Foundation Pr

Summary

In this unique memoir, Primetime CNN anchor Don Lemon takes readers behind the scenes of journalism, detailing his own struggle to become one of the most prominent African American men in television news#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;and inside some of the biggest stories of our times.#xA0; Never one to stop at the surface of the story, Lemon digs deep, exposing his own history with wealth and lack, with family secrets and#xA0;painful revelations--and explains how those painful early experiences shaped his ambitions and gave him the tools of empathy and fearlessness that he brings to his work.#xA0;#xA0; Then Lemon turns the same searing honesty on the news industry itself, taking the reader behind the scenes of September 11, 2001, the DC Snipers, the epidemic of AIDS in Africa, Hurricane Katrina, the election of Barack Obama, and the death of Michael Jackson among other events. With his clear and compelling storytelling and the rich detail of an Emmy-winning journalist, Lemon reveals his own painful journey from a little boy who dreamed of broadcasting in segregated Baton Rouge in the early 70s, to his current perch at CNN in a fascinating and compelling look at the world of television news and his own experiences reporting in it.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Family and Foundation
A Lesson in Race and Color	p. 3
A Lesson on Secrets	p. 9
A Lesson about Loss	p. 17
A Lesson in Trust	p. 29
A Lesson in Diversity	p. 39
A Lesson on the ôBlack Boxö	p. 51
A Lesson on Faith	p. 59
You Don't Want to Fail on a Stage That Big
A Lesson on Gratitude	p. 69
A Lesson on Persistence	p. 87
A Lesson on Facing Fear	p. 101
Chicago
A Lesson in Happiness	p. 117
A Lesson in Priorities	p. 127
A Lesson on Initiative	p. 137
A Lesson Named ôKatrinaö	p. 149
My Life at CNN
Inaugurating Barack Obama	p. 165
A Lesson on the Brevity of Life	p. 175
A Lesson on Listening	p. 189
A Lesson in Embracing Change	p. 199
Conclusion: Full Circle
A Lesson on the Word ôNeverö	p. 213
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