The Journalism 'Queen' Who Reigned for Five Decades

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 23, 2015

Mary McGrory was a trailblazing columnist who achieved national syndication and reported from the front lines of American politics for five decades. In Mary McGrory: The First Queen of Journalism, John Norris gives an account of her career, from her first assignment reporting on the Army–McCarthy hearings to her Pulitzer-winning coverage of Watergate and controversial observations of President Bush after September 11.

EVENT: John Norris will be reading and signing books on Thursday, September 24, at 7:00 PM, at the Barnes & Noble Upper East Side, 150 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028.

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