BLIND JOURNEY A Journalist's Memoirs
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B005LL44G4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The memoir of a journalist's 43-year career. Jack Hawn covered Muhammad Ali title fights, boxing at the 1984 Olympics, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr and other celebrities until his retirement in 1991. Whether you're an aspiring or veteran journalist or just want a book filled with aspiration and adveanture, Blind Journey is a work you'll keep pulling off your bookshelf to read time and time again.
dwightchapin said blind journey. I was part of the newspaper era in Los Angeles that Jack Hawn writes about so eloquently and knowledgeably. It was wonderful to re-visit that time, and I'm sure others will find reading this book and discovering that era very rewarding, too. The title is "Blind Journey," but Jack Hawn sees that spe. SW Author said Great book. I critiqued this book and enjoyed every page I read. If you like to read about the early days of televised sports, journalists' lives, people like the Andrew Sisters and boxers, you will enjoy this book. Well written by a professional journalist. Lots of great pictures, too. It was a "blind journey
As Hawn looks back over his career he examines how he ended up in the business of journalism. Maybe it was fate or destiny, but Hawn did not plan to be a journalist. Author Jack Hawn successfully allows readers to get to know the real Jack Hawn. The doors opened for him and he entered through them, which led him to a spectacular career spanning 43 years. One of the most important elements in a memoir is for the author to make himself visible to his or her readers. for Readers FavoriteJack Hawn looks back over his life and shares his memories with readers in his "Blind Journey". He was in the service when Colonel Fleming asked him if he would like to be in PIO, Public Information Office. I found it refreshing to "meet" Jack Hawn and to watch him learn the industry of journalism while on the job. Surpringly, weeks later he was ordered to PIO,