Charles Kuralt (1934–1997)

My parents and grandmother loved Charles Kuralt, I also enjoyed his show. This is written as a memoir of his travels during his journalism years from the 1950s to the 1990s. Interesting insights into the early days of television news broadcasting and journalism; as well as the life the reporters led. The later chapters are focused on the stories he gathered during the life of the show; "On the Road," and how they came about.

Kuralt just has a way with story. There are many stories in this book. Just about half of this book is about Kuralt's life prior to his On The Road days and they are pretty interesting, South America correspondent, Anchorman, Vietnam, and radio. Just a great book.

A nice compendium of Kuralt's years on the road remember various subjects. What is amazing is that this book was written in 1985 and Kuralt had another 12 years of stories left to go. A wonderful selection of stories.

Enjoyable, short, and because it's written by a journalist attached to the expedition it has a certain 'third person' quality that can't be avoided. The most important thing to know before you read is that this covers the 1967 expedition. Not the 1968 expedition.