The Charles Kuralt Collection: Charles Kuralt's America a Life on the Road

by Charles Kuralt

New! Includes "Charles Kuralt's America" and "A Life on the Road". 6 cassettes.

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First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Charles Kuralt was an award-winning American journalist. He was most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his "On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen years.

Kuralt's "On the Road" segments were recognized twice with personal Peabody Awards. The first, awarded in 1968, cited those segments as heartwarming and "nostalgic vignettes"; in 1975, the award was for his work as a U.S. "bicentennial historian"; his work "capture[d] the individuality of the people, the dynamic growth inherent in the area, and ...the rich heritage of this great nation." He shared in a third Peabody awarded to CBS News Sunday Morning.

Reviews

[Newt Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book’s limited to an American TV audience that followed Kuralt’s appearances on the CBS network prior to 1997. A lively writer, this memoir of his experiences on the road is both entertaining and enlightening. There’s no question that Kuralt led a fascinating life(two, as was discovered after his death!) worthy of a memoir.