Soledad O'Brien on The Next Big Story: "Growing Up with Racial Prejudice and Falling in Love with the Television Business"
CNN anchor and award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien — whose documentary series "Black in America" and "Latino in America" earned Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and NAACP President's Awards — visited Miami's Books & Books in Coral Gables to discuss and sign her newest memoir, The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities. Premier Guide Miami's Daedrian McNaughton sat down with O'Brien to understand what really goes into making The Next Big Story — a memoir recounting her childhood with racial prejudice and her love affair with television journalism.
From the Vault · 2010
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CNN anchor and award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien — whose documentary series "Black in America" and "Latino in America" earned Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, and NAACP President's Awards — visited Miami's Books & Books in Coral Gables to discuss and sign her newest memoir, The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities. Premier Guide Miami sat down to find out what that means — and what comes next.
CNN's award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien — whose poignant documentary series "Black in America" and "Latino in America" earned her Emmy, Peabody, DuPont, Gracie Allen, Clara Barton Hispanic Heritage, and NAACP President's Awards — visited Miami to promote her newest memoir, The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities (Celebra, $24.95), at Books & Books in Coral Gables.
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The memoir recounts O'Brien growing up with racial prejudice and falling in love with the television business. Premier Guide Miami's Daedrian McNaughton had the chance to understand what really goes into making The Next Big Story during O'Brien's appearance and book signing at Books & Books, Coral Gables, on Sunday, November 7, 2010.
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