Boom!: Talking About the Sixties

by Tom Brokaw

Excellent Book

Paperback

About the author

Thomas John Brokaw is an American television journalist and author, previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. His last broadcast as anchorman was on December 1, 2004, succeeded by Brian Williams in a carefully planned transition. In the later part of Tom Brokaw's tenure, NBC Nightly News became the most watched cable or broadcast news program in the United States. Brokaw also hosted, wrote, and moderated special programs on a wide range of topics. Throughout his career, he has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors.

Brokaw serves on the Howard University School of Communications Board of Visitors and on the boards of trustees of the University of South Dakota, the Norton Simon Museum, the American Museum of Natural History and the International Rescue Committee. As well as his television journalism, he has written for periodicals and has authored books. He still works at NBC as a Special Correspondent.

Reviews

[Chy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only did this cover a variety of subjects that took place during the 1960s, but you also got to hear from the famous and non-famous about what it was really like during that turbulent decade and how living through the 1960s shaped their worldview.

[Sonora Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️ Interesting but didn’t really add anything.