Kate’s 2¢: “Breaking news: a novel” by Robert MacNeil“Breaking news: a novel” by Robert MacNeil

NOTE: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as, describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares her thoughts about what she reads. Inho…

I enjoyed listening to Gregory Gorton read this story.Reading about times I’ve lived through was entertaining and thought provoking in hind-sight.

   We used to listen to the MacNeil news reports, so although fictionalized, it makes one wonder how close to the truth this narrative is.

Wikipedia

Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil OC (January 19, 1931 – April 12, 2024, at the age of 93), often known as Robin MacNeil, was a Canadian-American journalist, writer and television news anchor. He partnered with Jim Lehrer to create the landmark public television news program The Robert MacNeil Report in 1975. [ 1 ] MacNeil co-anchored the program until 1995.

MacNeil became a naturalized American citizen in 1997, and became an Order of Canada officer that same year. [ 4 ][ 24 ] He was married to Rosemarie Coopland, Jane Doherty, and Donna Nappi Richards MacNeil. [ 25 ] With Coopland, he was the father of award-winning theatre scenic designer Ian MacNeil.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Breaking news: a novel DB48391

MacNeil, Robert. Reading time: 11 hours, 44 minutes.

Read by Gregory Gorton.

Psychological Fiction

Veteran news anchor Grant Munro is appalled that the “bottom line” is causing tabloid journalism to take over the serious business of reporting. Munro is also threatened by his stalled contract negotiations and by competition from two younger colleagues, celebrity interviewer Ann Murrow and ambitious and ethically questionable Bill Donovan.

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