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Ticking Clock - by Ira Rosen (Paperback)

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  • Two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen reveals the intimate, untold stories of his decades at America's most iconic news show.
  • Author(s): Ira Rosen
  • 336 Pages
  • Performing Arts, Television

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Two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer Ira Rosen reveals the intimate, untold stories of his decades at America's most iconic news show. It's a 60 Minutesstory on 60 Minutes itself.

When producer Ira Rosen walked into the 60 Minutes offices in June 1980, he knew he was about to enter television history. His career catapulted him to the heights of TV journalism, breaking some of the most important stories in TV news. But behind the scenes was a war room of clashing producers, anchors, and the most formidable 60 Minutes figure: legendary correspondent Mike Wallace.

Based on decades of access and experience, Ira Rosen takes readers behind closed doors to offer an incisive look at the show that invented TV investigative journalism. With surprising humor, charm, and an eye for colorful detail, Rosen delivers an authoritative account of the unforgettable personalities that battled for prestige, credit, and the desire to scoop everyone else in the game. As one of Mike Wallace's top producers, Rosen reveals the interview secrets that made Wallace's work legendary, and the flaring temper that made him infamous. Later, as senior producer of ABC News Primetime Live and 20/20, Rosen exposes the competitive environment among famous colleagues like Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters, and the power plays between correspondents Chris Wallace, Anderson Cooper, and Chris Cuomo.

A master class in how TV news is made, Rosen shows readers how 60 Minutes puts together a story when sources are explosive, unreliable, and even dangerous. From unearthing shocking revelations from inside the Trump White House, to an outrageous proposition from Ghislaine Maxwell, to interviewing gangsters Joe Bonanno and John Gotti, Jr., Ira Rosen was behind the scenes of some of 60 Minutes' most sensational stories.

Highly entertaining, dishy, and unforgettable, Ticking Clock is a never-before-told account of the most successful news show in American history.



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"[A] revealing portrait of American television's most famous and successful news show...perhaps the book's most important contribution comes in ratifying the essential role of skilled, tenacious journalism in maintaining a democracy." --Associated Press

"The book details story after story of [Rosen's] efforts to get people to tell him things, and then say those same things on camera...[Mike] Wallace might have been the Picasso of interviewers, but his producer had to be the master of landing them in the first place...the essence of the book involves the stories behind those stories." --Washington Post


Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Television
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Theme: Genres, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Ira Rosen
Language: English
Street Date: April 19, 2022
TCIN: 1008944305
UPC: 9781250830463
Item Number (DPCI): 247-46-4954
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: What notable figures are mentioned in the book?

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Q: Who is the author of this book?

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  • A: The author is Ira Rosen, a two-time Peabody Award-winning writer and producer.

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Q: What type of stories does Ira Rosen share?

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  • A: Rosen shares intimate and revealing stories from his experiences in television journalism, particularly at 60 Minutes.

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  • A: The book reveals untold stories from Ira Rosen's career at 60 Minutes, highlighting the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the show.

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