Newscatcher: A Memoir - Softcover

Palmer, John; Brokaw, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1939961130 ISBN 13: 9781939961136

Publisher: KCM Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

"This story... the story of John Palmer... is great. So was every John Palmer story, from start to finish." --Brian Williams, anchor of NBC Nightly News

"The story of John Palmer takes the reader behind the scenes with telling anecdotes and instructive insights. His dream came true and now he’s shared it with all of us."--Tom Brokaw, Special Correspondent, NBC News

From one of the most respected newsmen in broadcast journalism comes Newscatcher, an insightful and revealing memoir by John Palmer of NBC News.

Posthumously released just over a year after his passing in August 2013, this remembrance captures the essence of Palmer's ability to tell stories, both personal and historical, in his informal style as if being recounted by an old friend.

Newscatcher includes stories about Palmer's years as a young boy growing up in Tennessee and details the path that led to his career in TV news - a serendipitous journey that lasted for more than 40 years.

It was a profession that provided John Palmer the unique opportunity to pay witness to and report on some of history's most memorable moments, including the early days of the civil rights movement, crime and politics in the streets of Chicago and New York, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, Jr., turmoil in the Middle East, the Challenger disaster, as well as the aftermath of 9/11.

A Washington insider, Palmer discusses his time as an NBC News White House correspondent covering presidential politics from the Carter administration through George W. Bush’s first years in office.

This incredible overview of John Palmer's life and career is also a must-read for Journalism courses at universities across the nation that will provide budding students who have an interest in broadcasting with a fascinating look at the ever-changing world of television news.

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About the Author

During his five decades in broadcast news, John Palmer covered breaking stories throughout the world. As White House Correspondent for NBC News, he covered Presidents Bush, Clinton, Reagan and Carter. Palmer also served as news Anchor for the Today Show in New York for 7 years and later hosted a weekly series for the Discovery channel, anchored the Christian Science Monitor’s “World Monitor with John Palmer” and hosted a syndicated series for RLTV.

Palmer began his broadcasting career in 1960 at WSB-TV in Atlanta. He joined NBC News in Chicago in 1963 and was subsequently based in New York, Tel Aviv, Beirut, Paris and Washington. Palmer is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee. He graduated from Northwestern University and received a master’s degree from Columbia University. He has been awarded several honorary doctoral degrees.

Prior to his White House assignment, Palmer was posted in Beirut, where he covered the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the Arab oil embargo, the war in Cyprus and the civil war in Angola. His coverage of the fighting in Lebanon won him the National Headliners Award. Palmer was chief NBC News Correspondent in Paris from 1976 to 1979.

In 1990, Palmer anchored the daily nationally syndicated news program, “Instant Recall” which featured interviews with prominent people who played significant roles in major news events during the past three decades, including Presidents Carter, Reagan, Ford, Egyptian President Sadat, former Sec. of State Kissinger, scientist Jonas Salk, astronaut Alan Sheppard and test pilot Chuck Yeager. John Palmer passed away on August 3, 2013. He is survived by his wife Nancy and daughters Molly, Carter and Hope.

About this edition

• Publisher: KCM Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1939961130
• ISBN 13: 9781939961136
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 378