Isbn: 9780312577667 - step out on nothing: how faith and family helped me conquer life's challenges (13 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First Edition. First Printing. 290 pages. Illus. (many in color), index. Signed by the author. The author chronicles overcoming a childhood filled with obstacles to become a journalist and author. He became chief national correspondent for CBS News in January 2009, and was one of CBS News' lead reporters during the 9/11 attacks, winning a national Emmy Award for his coverage.…

Zustand: very good, very good. Third Printing. 290, illus. (many in color), index. Inscribed by the author. The author chronicles overcoming a childhood filled with obstacles to become a journalist and author. He became chief national correspondent for CBS News in January 2009, and was one of CBS News' lead reporters during the 9/11 attacks, winning a national Emmy Award for his coverage.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. It was August 25, 2006, my first on-camera studio open for the CBS News broadcast '60 Minutes.' Executive Producer Jeff Fager poked his head in the dressing room.' Good luck, Brotha! You've come a long way to get here. You've earned it.'' .'.If only he knew. My mind flashed back to elementary school, when a therapist had informed my mother, 'I'm sorry, Mrs. Pitts, your son cannot read.'' In 'Step Out on Nothing,' Byron Pitts chronicles his astonishing story of overcoming a childhood filled with obstacles to achieve enormous success in life. Throughout Byron's difficult youth--his parents separated when he was twelve and his mother worked two jobs to make ends meet--he suffered from a debilitating stutter. But Byron was keeping an even more embarrassing secret: He was also functionally illiterate. For a kid from inner-city Baltimore, it was a recipe for failure.Pitts turned struggle into strength and overcame both of his impediments. Along the way, a few key people 'stepped out on nothing' to make a difference for him--from his mother, who worked tirelessly to raise her kids right and delivered ample amounts of tough love, to his college roommate, who helped Byron practice his vocabulary and speech. Pitts even learns from those who didn't believe in him, like the college professor who labeled him a failure and told him to drop out of college. Through it all, he persevered, following his steadfast passion. After fifteen years in local television, he landed a job as a correspondent for CBS News in 1998, and went on to become an Emmy Award-winning journalist and a contributing correspondent for '60 Minutes.' Not bad for a kid who couldn't read.From a challenged youth to a reporting career that has covered 9/11 and Iraq, Pitts's triumphant and uplifting story will resonate with anyone who has felt like giving up in the face of seemingly insurmountable hardships. Byron Pitts was named a contributor to '60 Minutes' and chief national correspondent for CBS News' 'in Jan. 2009. Pitts was one of CBS News' lead reporters during the 9/11 attacks and won a national Emmy award for his coverage. As an embedded reporter covering the Iraq War, he was recognized for his work under fire within minutes of the fall of the Saddam statue. Other major stories covered by Pitts include the Chicago train wreck in 1999, for which he received a national Emmy Award, Hurricane Katrina, the war in Afghanistan, the military buildup in Kuwait, the Elian Gonzalez story, the Florida Presidential recount, and the refugee crisis in Kosovo. He garnered recognition as NABJ Journalist of the Year Award in 2002 for his coverage of the 9/11 attacks. He is also the recipient of four Associated Press Awards and six regional Emmy Awards. Pitts graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A. in journalism and speech communication. He lives with his wife in Montclair, N.J. 'It was August 25, 2006, my first on-camera studio open for the CBS News broadcast '60 Minutes.' Executive Producer Jeff Fager poked his head in the dressing room.' Good luck, Brotha! You've come a long way to get here. You've earned it.'' ' . . . If only he knew. My mind flashed back to elementary school, when a therapist had informed my mother, 'I'm sorry, Mrs. Pitts, your son cannot read.'' In 'Step Out on Nothing,' Byron Pitts chronicles his astonishing story of overcoming a childhood filled with obstacles to achieve enormous success in life. Throughout Byron's difficult youth--his parents separated when he was twelve and his mother worked two jobs to make ends meet--he suffered from a debilitating stutter. But Byron was keeping an even more embarrassing secret: He was also functionally illiterate. For a kid from inner-city Baltimore, it was a recipe for failure. Pitts turned struggle into strength and overcame both of his impediments. Along the way, a few key people 'stepped out on nothing' to make a difference for him--from his mother, who worked tirelessly to raise her kids right and delivered ample amounts of tough love, to his college roommate, who helped Byron practice his vocabulary and speech. Pitts even learns from those who didn't believe in him, like the college professor who labeled him a failure and told him to drop out of college. Through it all, he persevered, following his steadfast passion. After fifteen years in local television, he landed a job as a correspondent for CBS News in 1998, and went on to become an Emmy Award-winning journalist and a contributing correspondent for '60 Minutes.' Not bad for a kid who couldn't read. From a challenged youth to a reporting career that has covered 9/11 and Iraq, Pitts's triumphant and uplifting story will resonate with anyone who has felt like giving up in the face of seemingly insurmountable hardships. 'Byron Pitts' book should be required reading for anyone who has been told 'You can't do it.' Faced with obstacles and challenges that many would find insurmountable, Byron through his remarkable faith and the support of his family refused to accept what all too many resign themselves to today, a life left unfilled, with promise, dreams and aspirations sadly left on the doorsteps of our future. Faith without works is dead; Byron's faith is far from dead!'--T.D. Jakes, author and chief pastor of The Potter's House 'It seems unimaginable that someone of Byron's intelligence and elegance could have faced so many struggles as a young man. No wonder he is such an inspired story teller--his own story is inspiring.'--Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor, 'CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,' and '60 Minutes' correspondent 'Byron Pitts had a secret . . . one he thought was shameful and embarrassing. So he kept it--for years and years. That he was able to is only one astonishing detail in his wonderfully candid, you-are-there memoir. Vividly written, Byron can tell a yarn with passion and intimacy. ''Step Out on Nothing'' is truly moving.'--Lesley Stahl, ''60 Minutes'' correspondent'I have always had the u.…