Description: News to Me is an extraordinary firsthand account of fifty years of South Texas journalism. Born in Austin in 1918, cum laude graduate of the University of Texas at age twenty, Juliet Wenger helped shape how the news was covered in the infant days of radio and television, when women in her profession any profession were rare. The colorful characters in this chronicle cross all lines of class, race, notoriety, and prosperity. Notables include Walter Cronkite, Fred Gibson, Bob McCracken, President Lyndon Johnson, Bill Walraven, Oscar Wyatt, J. Frank Dobie, Roy Bedichek, Vann M. Kennedy, Nancy Heard, and Abe Katz. In her career as reporter, Juliet Knight Wenger worked for at least eight different newspapers, including the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and the Beeville Bee-Picayune. She was news director for radio station KSIX and its television counterpart, KZTV. She lives in Rockport, Texas, with her husband, Chris Wenger, and writes a column for the Ingleside Index and the Aransas Pass Progress. Shipped the next day 6/5/24
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Printing: 1st Printing
Book Condition: Good
Signed By: Juliet K. Wenger
Signed: Yes
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Inscribed: Yes
Intended Audience: Adults
Place Published: Austin, TX
Edition: Collector's Edition
Pages: 208
Type: Autobiography
Cover: Hard Cover w/ Dust Jacket
Era: 2000s
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: News to Me
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Eakin Press
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Author: Juliet K. Wenger
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
