We Interrupt This Program: A Woman Pioneer in Broadcasting Shares Her Story - Softcover

Jackson, Carolyn; Barrier, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1571686533 ISBN 13: 9781571686534

Publisher: Eakin Pr, 2002

Synopsis

Jackson is an experienced tour director, having gained travel experience in all fifty states and many foreign countries escorting groups on trips and cruises, some sponsored by the radio and television stations she represented.

Many years in radio and television afforded Carolyn experiences that ran the gamut from comedy to tragedy. In We Interrupt This Program..., she tells these tales with wit, humor, and sensitivity.

From being the first Austin television personality to jump local stations to jumping from a moving train, Carolyn spins a yarn that reveals not only the glamour of the world of radio and television, but also its occasionally darker side.

We Interrupt This Program... offers readers a unique peek into the lives of many of the television and movie stars Carolyn interviewed during her career and tells what it was like to work for Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson and alongside the legendary Cactus Pryor.

Throughout the book, Carolyn reveals how her developing faith in God sustained her through triumphs, heartaches, and tragedy as she pursued her career, eventually leading her into a challenging new profession.

About this title

From the Author

"This is a book about joy and responsibility and faith. The joy came from my relationship with my co-workers, listeners, and viewers. It came from knowledge that I was sharing useful information about a myriad of subjects. It came from interviewing interesting guests, thus allowing my listeners and viewers a peek into their lives. It came from knowing I entertained and frequently brought sunshine into sometimes lonely lives."

"But, all the joy was balanced by responsibility. The years have not shaken my belief that persons in my profession always must be fair in our reporting. We never should force our opinions on others, but allow them the freedom to listen and the to make their own judgments.

"We should remember our influence often is more far-reaching than we ever imagine and like it or not, we are role models to many people, young and old. We represent our station twenty-four hours a day, whether on duty or not, and we are responsible for our speech and behavior whenever we are in the public eye.

"Finally, I know I could not have experienced this joy and responsibility had I not been sustained by a strong faith in God. Television is not always the glamorous world that it appears. There were many times when my world was rocked by insecurity, frustration, disillusionment, and disappiontment. I often felt abandoned in a vast desert. But, when I looked closely at the sand through which it seemed I alone was struggling, I could see but one set of footprints and I knew the Lord was carrying me through the storm to a bright victory.

"Secure in my faith, I was free to give myself up to the joy and personal satisfaction that appearing on radio and television brought to my life.

"At the request of many friends, I want to share some of the most meaningful experiences of my career with you."

—Carolyn Jackson

About the Author

As a female pioneer in the communications industry, her name became a household word in Central Texas as a result of her popular television show Woman's World, later called The Carolyn Jackson Show. She also produced and hosted Austin's first radio call-in talk show for KLBJ-AM.

Edition details

• Publisher: Eakin Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1571686533
• ISBN 13: 9781571686534
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 148