On the Road with Charles Kuralt

by Charles Kuralt

Overview

"Read Kuralt's words and discover America with him."
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL
He has entertained and informed us about ourselves on television for years. Taking to the highways, he has met the little-known and the famous, and shared them with the rest of us. This heartwarming book reminds us again of some of the extraordinary people he has met over the years in words and photographs, and provides the exact words of the interviews, so that we can permanently enjoy his visits with people we have come to know and care for, again and again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780449007402
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/07/1995
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	830L (what's this?)

About the Author

Charles Kuralt was a journalist best known for his decades-long career at CBS News, first as the host of the "On the Road" segment and later as the anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning. Among the many broadcasting honors he received are three George Foster Peabody Awards and 13 Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as being named "Broadcaster of the Year" by the International Radio and Television Society in 1983. Kuralt published six books and a memoir, A Life on the Road, which was the #1 nonfiction bestseller of 1990.

Editorial Reviews

Kuralt, Charles. On the Road with Charles Kuralt. Putnam. Sept. 1985. c.269p. photogs. LC 85-6330. ISBN 0-399-13087-X. $15.95. soc sci ~ Both of these TV journalists (Kuralt with CBS and Dotson with NBC) have roamed the continent for years seeking offbeat human interest stories. Kuralt has been doing it longer and better than most. His vignettes of Americana are invariably humorous, succinct, historically accurate, and often poetic. In this second collection of TV episodes to appear in print, the blend of narration and script enables the reader to easily visualize the scenes. It is storytelling at its best. For Dotson, this is a first effort at expanding his TV tales into book form. His stories tend to focus more on the human spirit as exemplified by the courage, perseverance, sacrifices, and kindnesses of the common person to reach uncommon goals. His work is more sober but not lacking in amusement. Both are good choices for public libraries and those desiring a good dose of what's right with America. Sondra Brunhumer, Western Michigan Univ. Libs., Kalamazoo

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