Looking For My Country
(Robert MacNeil)
A Canadian by birth, former newscaster Robert MacNeil became a U.S. citizen after having lived and worked in the United States for a long time. In his autobiography Looking For My Country, he talks about how he viewed his Canadian upbringing and what prompted him finally to choose to become a U.S. citizen.Thanks to his stint as anchor of the MacNeil/Lehrer news Hour on PBS, millions recognize MacNeil. However, few know his personal life story or how he had worked earlier for years as a reporter, crisscrossing the country, becoming familiar with its people and places in a way that few native-born U.S. citizens have ever done. As he writes of his travels, especially during campaign years, one can easily imagine MacNeil traveling the highways and byways of the Country , getting an especially intimate view of it much the same way that Charles Kuralt did in his memorable On the Road series of vignettes for CBS News.Having a facility for words and a wry sense of humor, MacNeil relates his life story in an engaging manner. Adopting an evenhanded, forthright approach, he speaks candidly about troubles he had personally and professionally over the years. He also lets readers know about his penchant for creative writing and how he finally left the NewHour so that he could devote himself ful- timeto writing novels and screenplays.A number of years into his retirement from the grind of presenting the day?s news on TV, he seems to have no regrets about his decision to leave. He still plays an indirect role in the business, however, through the production company which he and Jim Lehrer own and control. It?s that company which has prime responsibility for producing today?s version of the newcast?The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.All in all, MacNeil offers a lively account of his comparison of Canada with the United States and the reasons why, in the end, he decided to become a U.S. citizen.
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