Connie Chung: Breaking Barriers In Broadcast News

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

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4.6 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Connie Chung has made a historic career for herself in more ways than one — becoming the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News and the first Asian American to anchor any news program in America. Her long list of achievements leaves countless Americans in awe, with many wondering: how was she able to do it? In her new memoir 'Connie,' she gives us the answer. Connie discusses what it was like for her to rise in an industry dominated by white men, how she was able to get iconic interviews with people like Magic Johnson and Gary Condit, and how she currently feels about the complex landscape of journalism in America today. Follow Martha on X: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:43.5	Welcome to the Untold Story podcast, everybody.
0:57.6	I'm Martha McCallum, and it is really a great day on the Untold Story because I am digging into a fascinating untold story of none other than Connie Chung, the legendary trailblazer in news and in television.
0:58.8	And she has really graciously finally written a memoir about her life that the rest of us can
1:04.8	dig into.
1:05.3	It's called Connie.
1:06.5	And she made history when she became the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather,
1:12.9	which I remember very well.
1:15.0	And also to be...
1:15.7	No, you're not that old.
1:16.6	Yes, I am.
1:17.3	To be the first Asian to anchor any news program in the United States, extraordinary career.
1:21.8	Connie, welcome.
1:22.6	Great to have you here.
1:23.3	Thank you, Martha.
1:24.2	Congratulations.
1:25.2	It's a New York Times bestseller. It's on all the bestseller list,
1:29.2	and it was really there instantly. First of all, the cover is so beautiful. This picture?
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