Now This: Radio, Television...and the Real World - Hardcover

Muller, Judy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399146199 ISBN 13: 9780399146190

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2000

Synopsis

The worlds of electronic journalism and reality collide in a humorous celebration of life behind the microphone that highlights the war between single parenthood and ambition, competition between peers, and egocentricity. 50,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author

Judy Muller is currently a correspondent for ABC's World News Tonight, 20/20, and Nightline, and a regular commentator for NPR's Morning Edition. She previously worked in local radio in Princeton and Denver, and as the reporter and commentator for CBS radio's First Line Report. She lives in southern California.

Review

"... there is ample material here to satisfy readers curious about the state of journalism and the life of a reporter." -- Publisher's Weekly, March 6, 2000

"Now This, like the author, is direct, tough-minded, clear-minded, very funny, and tells a story that engages the heart and mind. In the process, it paints a picture of a life in the news business that is vivid as anything I've read in a long time." -- Jeff Greenfield

"It has always been Judy's gift to take the whole riot of life - success, collapse, lost laundry, lost love - and make it rewarding and hilarious. This is Erma Bombeck for Type A personalities - no, for all of us, and Erma would be proud." -- Diane Sawyer

"Judy Muller is a broadcasting treasure: smart, witty, rapier-sharp. Now she's equally candid - even funnier - on what happens off the air. Want to know how radio and TV, not to mention life itself, really work? Read her book. Now." -- Lynn Sherr, ABC News, 20/20

"Judy Muller is one of the best writers in television news. You'll know that when you finish this book. She is also one of the most thoughtful people in television news. You'll know that, too. But who knew she was so funny?" -- Charlie Gibson

"Keep a box of Kleenex next to you when you read this wonderful book. You'll laugh so hard, you'll cry, and you'll mist up with sadness and sentiment more than a few times. As she is in her broadcasting, Judy Muller is witty, wise and just plain interesting - telling her own story, which is also the story of so many moms trying to keep the balls in the air, without going crazy. And, like many women, she sometimes succeeds, sometimes doesn't, but never loses her sense of humor in the effort." -- Cokie Roberts

"Some might argue that it is not possible to be a newsperson and an actual person at the same time. Judy Muller is living proof that it is possible. She is not only, a first-rate television reporter with a great gift for story-telling, but also a warm, friendly, sensitive and very funny mother of two beautiful daughters. The story she tells in this book will warm your heart, make you laugh out loud and tell you a lot about the business she and I are in." -- Charles Osgood

"This is a brave, funny and provocative book. Buy two copies. You'll want to give one to a friend." -- Ted Koppel

"Throw away your 'as told to' books about television news. Here is the inside story of what it's like to feed the TV monster while trying to keep your sanity. Muller is witty, wise and above all honest! But then, what would you expect from someone who writes her own stuff!" -- Sam Donaldson

Edition details

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0399146199
• ISBN 13: 9780399146190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 210