Over her decades long career Connie Chung covered everything from the Watergate scandal to conflict overseas

landing sought after exclusive interviews along the way. Her new memoir called simply Connie paints a fuller picture of what actually

unfolded behind the scenes.

Omni recently sat down with the iconic journalist.

On the air, millions watched as Connie Chung reported from the front lines of history, covering

U.S. Presidents and elections, major world events, and landing interview after interview with

major newsmakers.

But off camera, Chung battled sexism and racism at nearly every turn,

working through the ranks to make history as the first Asian American and just second woman ever to anchor a national evening

newscast. For the first time now, she's opening up about what it took professionally and personally

to get there.

Connie Chung joins me now.

What an honor.

Thank you for being here.

I'm honored to be with you and I'm so proud of you,

Amna.

I'm just curious about what drew you into this field in the first time. I mean reading

your book I learned a lot about your family. I know your parents emigrated from China in

the 1940s, you were born and raised here. No one in your family was a journalist.

No. What was it about this field that said this was something you wanted to do?

I was born in Washington, D.C. So I knew Capitol Hill and everything, but what I really enjoyed was seeing reporters

dashing around and asking questions, impertinent questions of members of Congress. And I thought this is what I want to do.

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