Kidnapped , by Nuns: And Other Stories of a Life on the Radio, by Bob Fuss
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Kidnapped , by Nuns: And Other Stories of a Life on the Radio, by Bob Fuss
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Taking readers on a journey over the last four decades of news from Hollywood to Washington and around the world from Andorra to Zimbabwe. Ride the campaign plane with Ronald Reagan, get the inside story of why Congress is such a disaster and share adventure travel stories from a globetrotting correspondent.
Retired CBS News Correspondent Bob Fuss has traveled with half a dozen Presidents, covered Congress for more than 20 years and includes travelogues from his adventures around the world.
One unique aspect is that while millions of listeners heard his daily reports, none knew he was disabled and has always walked on crutches.
Kidnapped , by Nuns: And Other Stories of a Life on the Radio, by Bob Fuss - Amazon Sales Rank: #1205823 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .70" w x 6.00" l, .92 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 310 pages
Kidnapped , by Nuns: And Other Stories of a Life on the Radio, by Bob Fuss Review "A fast-paced humorous look at the world through the eyes of a unique and gifted man. Absolutely no one could tell Bob Fuss's story better than he does! " -- Audiofile.Readers in want of adventure need look no further than Fuss's memoir. Petrified shark, the Stalin Peace Prize, the slap of a distrustful, amorous sea lion--40 years of his memories as a national radio correspondent (including more than one kidnapping tale) are distilled into hilarious reads with journalistic punch. Stanford Magazine July/August edition. If I had to choose three words to define this memoir, they would be 'refreshing', 'engaging', and 'informative'. NovelBlogs Aug 2015Kidnapped By Nuns by Bob Fuss shows the author as a compassionate, funloving and astute journalist. The extraordinary life lived by Bob Fusscan be clearly seen in these pages. Readers Favorite, Sept 2015.
About the Author Bob Fuss has been a national radio reporter since 1974 when he graduated from Stanford at the age of 19. He's covered hollywood celebrities, space exploration, crime, coups, natural disasters and national politics. Before retiring as a CBS News Correspondent in 2014 he covered Congress for 23 years and traveled on Presidential Campaigns beginning in 1980. An award winning journalist he previously worked as a correspondent for UPI Radio Network and NBC Radio. His travels have taken him to all 50 states and more than 70 countries.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Interesting stories from a career in news By Michael J. Edelman Judging from his autobiography, Bob Fuss is one of those amazing, driven, motivated people with a real lust for life, the kind of guy who wasn't one to let what others saw as a severe physical disability limit his dreams. He spent forty years traveling and covering news events, mostly for CBS radio, and collected enough stories, I would guess, to fill several volumes, but he's limited himself to 30-odd chapters here, each of which tells the story of a particular trip, adventure, or political story, as he saw it. The book doesn't so much read like an autobiography as it does a series of radio scrips, with short paragraphs, and short, punchy, sentences. Reading it, it doesn't flow all that well, but if you can imagine listening to someone read it in a classic announcer's voice, with that dramatic diction (think Charles Collingwood) it flows much better.Fuss begins his narrative with a short introduction explaining that while working as a reporter he had to keep his opinions to himself, but now that he's retired, he can say what he thinks about the various politicians he covered during his career, and he certainly makes no bones about his biases. He's more than ready to give a favorable reading to the actions of his favored candidates, and read the behest of motives into those he opposes. He also displays the typical reporter's ego and belief that he understands a subject as well as anyone while displaying his ignorance, particularly about economics- for instance, he confuses debt and deficit; but then, so do many reporters and politicians.Where Fuss shines is in the simple telling of his own personal experiences in traveling and covering the news, whether it's trying to find a connection to Togo so he can cover the new millennia where it first begins (which, truthful, he did a year early) or taking a cruise up the Amazon. While Fuss is certainly not a skilled prose writer in mold of a John McPhee or Tracy Kidder, he does know how to spin a story.I was a bit surprised t see that this book was not issued by a major publisher, but was self-published; I would have though 40 years in news would have interested at least one publisher, but perhaps not. The book does unfortunately have a bit of the amateurish look common to many self published books owing to bad typography and poor cover design, and it probably would have benefited greatly from working with an editor. Still, it's an interesting read, so don't be put off by the look.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. √ "One thing I never tried to do as a kid was go on an escalator" By Bassocantor KIDNAPPED BY NUNS is a fun, insightful read by a veteran journalist. Whilst reading his book, I could almost hear Bob's familiar voice, having heard it so often on the radio.I found this "behind-the-scenes" adventure to be fascinating, seeing what really happens on the presidential campaigns, or covering disasters throughout the world. I won't spoil it for the reader, but when Bob was kidnapped by nuns, the nuns really did not mean any harm--they were really trying to help him because of his apparent handicap. On that subject, the author spends only a brief time talking about his disability, which left him handicapped. As a young boy, Bob was not coddled by his mother, who was wise enough to know that he was going to have to learn to get up on his own when he fell. Bob does tell the reader of the times he was unfairly treated, but he doesn't dwell on those incidents of shabby treatment.The author notes that there was a little bit of a skeptic in him right from the beginning. This trait showed up in less than stellar marks in citizenship: "I always had top grades in academic subjects but on the citizenship side there is always a lower mark for obedience. I never did good at that. Being slightly disrespectful of authority is a common trait among journalist and helps us do our job."Bob recounts all the wonderful times he had as a radio reporter for national firms: "Radio reporters are one-man bands and we had to carry, set up, and run all of our own equipment. There was a lot of heavy gear to carry." On the other hand, a radio reporter has a lot more freedom: "You have total creative control over the product you put out...Every aspect of the product that goes on the radio is under your control. "As a radio reporter, the author really had to be ready for the big story--sometimes before it actually happened. Whenever Bob covered the Oscars, he prepared the big news beforehand--that is, he guessed the award for Best Picture. He was able to get it right most of the time, but occasionally the Academy didn't get it right, and Bob had to rewrite his report.√ All in all, KIDNAPPED BY NUNS is a fun, enjoyable read. As you might expect from a veteran reporter, the book is well-written and well-organized. I really enjoyed hearing the stories about all of the adventures the author found himself in, especially the times with the presidential contenders. It sounds like the author really had a wonderful career as a radio reporter. I admit I am a little envious of the author's experiences. I bet we hear lots more from Bob!Review copy courtesy of the author
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. That's Life on the Radio By Lynne Cantwell I'm not a fan of memoirs, as a rule. But when I heard Bob Fuss had written one, I had to read it -- partly because (here comes the Six Degrees of Separation moment) I worked with Bob at Mutual/NBC Radio News, and knew him to be an outstanding journalist, as well as an entertaining guy. (No, he doesn't mention me in the book. Although he does talk about the "talented people working at these networks (who) were told they were being laid off" when the owners merged the Mutual/NBC news operation in the DC suburbs with CBS News in New York in 1998, and I was one of those people.)You may not think you know who Bob is, but if your favorite radio station carries CBS News at the top of the hour, I'm certain you would recognize his voice. For decades, he was the network's Congressional correspondent. He also covered political conventions, presidential campaigns, and the odd disaster and/or coup.Most of the chapters are straight past-tense memoir, but interspersed here and there are travelogues written in present tense, radio style. Bob has traveled a great deal, both for his job and for fun, and some of his observations had me laughing out loud. For instance, when touring Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's home, Bob writes of Neruda's tchotchkes, "The collection of items from around the world was quite impressive, as was his 'Stalin Peace Prize,' which is not something you see every day." No kidding.In later chapters, he indulges in opinions about politicians of his acquaintance that would have gotten him canned if he'd said them in public twenty years ago. Back then, as he notes, journalists were required to avoid showing any bias; we had to keep our opinions to ourselves. Of course, things are different today.He also talks candidly about his disability, and makes it clear that it has never slowed him down.I give Bob a lot of credit for sticking it out in radio longer than I did -- that layoff in '98 did me in, but he didn't retire 'til last year. His book made me nostalgic about the business, though. Radio was a lot of fun, back in the day. If you're interested in radio, or in journalism, or in politics in Washington, or in travel to exotic places...oh, heck, just read the book. Highly recommended.***Originally published at Rursday Reads.
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