Rough Draft: A Memoir
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Summary
From MSNBC anchor and New York Times bestselling author Katy Tur， a sharp and candid memoir about a life spent chasing the news。
“Television journalism is the worst job on the planet like motherhood is the worst job on the planet。 It’s messy and often absurdly unpleasant and you’re constantly being judged by strangers and， yes， there are other wonderful ways to lead your life。 But I can’t think of a richer way to spend mine。”
Before Katy Tur was an anchor on MSNBC， a bestselling author， and the wife of CBS This Morning’s Tony Dokoupil （a。k。a。 “the guy with the good hair”）， she was just another young journalist reporting on hurricanes and holdups。 Katy’s passion for news began as a toddler when she would ride in her parents’ helicopter as they reported on forest fires， Madonna’s wedding， and， of course， O。J。 Simpson。
In Rough Draft， Tur reveals a life lived in TV news， from her beginnings as the daughter of groundbreaking helicopter journalists in Los Angeles， to being a storm chaser， to upstart Trump campaign reporter “Little Katy，” to national news anchor， and now， a mother of two。 She opens up for the first time about her complicated relationship with her parents and she brings us behind the desk and behind the scenes to reveal what it was like to guide millions through the craziest era in news America has ever seen。
Tur writes about unique and often funny milestones （the semi-glow of bestseller acclaim， the art of the teleprompter） and relatable rites of passage （impostor syndrome， a difficult maternity leave， a husband who insists on feeding the baby beans）。 She also reflects on the business of broadcast news， and her role in it during a time of massive chaos， disinformation， and extremism。
More than a book about the news， Rough Draft is about rising to the moment， embracing the unexpected， and learning to write your own story。
“Television journalism is the worst job on the planet like motherhood is the worst job on the planet。 It’s messy and often absurdly unpleasant and you’re constantly being judged by strangers and， yes， there are other wonderful ways to lead your life。 But I can’t think of a richer way to spend mine。”
Before Katy Tur was an anchor on MSNBC， a bestselling author， and the wife of CBS This Morning’s Tony Dokoupil （a。k。a。 “the guy with the good hair”）， she was just another young journalist reporting on hurricanes and holdups。 Katy’s passion for news began as a toddler when she would ride in her parents’ helicopter as they reported on forest fires， Madonna’s wedding， and， of course， O。J。 Simpson。
In Rough Draft， Tur reveals a life lived in TV news， from her beginnings as the daughter of groundbreaking helicopter journalists in Los Angeles， to being a storm chaser， to upstart Trump campaign reporter “Little Katy，” to national news anchor， and now， a mother of two。 She opens up for the first time about her complicated relationship with her parents and she brings us behind the desk and behind the scenes to reveal what it was like to guide millions through the craziest era in news America has ever seen。
Tur writes about unique and often funny milestones （the semi-glow of bestseller acclaim， the art of the teleprompter） and relatable rites of passage （impostor syndrome， a difficult maternity leave， a husband who insists on feeding the baby beans）。 She also reflects on the business of broadcast news， and her role in it during a time of massive chaos， disinformation， and extremism。
More than a book about the news， Rough Draft is about rising to the moment， embracing the unexpected， and learning to write your own story。
Reviews
Marian
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Brought up by parents who pioneered aerial news coverage （via their own helicopter） of Madonna and Sean Penn's wedding， the Reginald Denny beating during the 1992 LA riots， as well as O。J。 Simpson's white Bronco run， MSNBC anchor Katy Tur was born to be a journalist。 It's in her DNA。Rough Draft almost feels like two separate memoirs -- one detailing Tur's journalism career from reporter to anchor and the other detailing her relationship with her volatile and often violent father， Bob Tur。 It isn Brought up by parents who pioneered aerial news coverage （via their own helicopter） of Madonna and Sean Penn's wedding， the Reginald Denny beating during the 1992 LA riots， as well as O。J。 Simpson's white Bronco run， MSNBC anchor Katy Tur was born to be a journalist。 It's in her DNA。Rough Draft almost feels like two separate memoirs -- one detailing Tur's journalism career from reporter to anchor and the other detailing her relationship with her volatile and often violent father， Bob Tur。 It isn't easy to read about her growing up years with a man whose temper could turn on a dime， so I can only imagine how difficult it was for Tur to write about these traumas。Tur's tenacity and drive regarding her rise to anchor as well as her resilience from an often-abusive childhood make for a quick and fascinating read。 Thank you to #NetGalley and Atria/One Signal Publishers for the opportunity to review this electronic ARC。 。。。more
Andrea RBK
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It is an interesting experience to read the memoir of someone you know nothing about。 However， when an invitation to read this one landed in my inbox， I was intrigued。 Y'all， I'm so glad I checked this one out， and I now want to know even more about the author！ The story focuses on the author's reflections on a life in journalism。 This starts with her parents who captured some of the most memorable news stories of the twentieth century through helicopter reporting。 The story then goes into her o It is an interesting experience to read the memoir of someone you know nothing about。 However， when an invitation to read this one landed in my inbox， I was intrigued。 Y'all， I'm so glad I checked this one out， and I now want to know even more about the author！ The story focuses on the author's reflections on a life in journalism。 This starts with her parents who captured some of the most memorable news stories of the twentieth century through helicopter reporting。 The story then goes into her own beginnings and journey through the news industry from local news to international work to her days following the T***p campaign to being an anchor。 Throughout， she is candid and honest about the struggles she encounters as well as the lessons she learns。 The story isn't just about her as a professional， but also a person。 In particular， she talks about the abuse in her childhood from her father， as well as her father's transition to a woman。 In these reflections， she reflects on the emotions and lasting feelings of the experiences。 I appreciated that this was truly the author's memoir in that she talked about herself as a professional， but also the human she is。 Again， as someone who knew nothing going in， I felt I truly got a window into this woman。 Thanks to NetGalley for the early look at this upcoming June 2022 release！ 。。。more
Rachel
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Wow - another great book by Katy Tur。 I really liked her first one Unbelievable， and thought she'd have a hard time following that up， but she didn't。 She has plenty of interesting life experience to draw from。 I really enjoyed the stories about her childhood， and could relate to her conflicting feelings about her father， who has since transitioned to a woman。 I'm sure there are people who will find her feelings about the transition wrong in some way， but I found them really thoughtful and heart Wow - another great book by Katy Tur。 I really liked her first one Unbelievable， and thought she'd have a hard time following that up， but she didn't。 She has plenty of interesting life experience to draw from。 I really enjoyed the stories about her childhood， and could relate to her conflicting feelings about her father， who has since transitioned to a woman。 I'm sure there are people who will find her feelings about the transition wrong in some way， but I found them really thoughtful and heartfelt。 Just like in Unbelievable this book really captured me， she has a really strong voice that makes you feel like you're there， even though I can't relate to most of the things she's experienced。 Very impressive。 I will have to look for the actual book when it's published， because I bet there are some great pictures in it。 。。。more
Jeremy Anderberg
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Journalism is often called “the rough draft of history。” For NBC journalist Katy Tur， that phrase has become almost an edict， compelling her to report on and record not only world events， but personal memories as well。I really enjoyed Tur’s first memoir， Unbelievable， which chronicled her experience as a reporter on Donald Trump’s memorably insane 2016 campaign and election。 （You can read that review here， as well as my interview with Katy。）So of course when Katy asked me to read her new book， I Journalism is often called “the rough draft of history。” For NBC journalist Katy Tur， that phrase has become almost an edict， compelling her to report on and record not only world events， but personal memories as well。I really enjoyed Tur’s first memoir， Unbelievable， which chronicled her experience as a reporter on Donald Trump’s memorably insane 2016 campaign and election。 （You can read that review here， as well as my interview with Katy。）So of course when Katy asked me to read her new book， I jumped at the chance。Here in her second memoir， Tur tells the story of her unusual and often-turbulent upbringing， her father’s well-publicized transition into being a woman， and what life has been like as a journalist — as well as a new wife and mom — in the last five years。Tur grew up with famous journalists for parents: Bob Tur and Marika Gerrard pioneered live helicopter coverage of breaking news。 Their chronicling of the ‘92 Los Angeles riots and the OJ Simpson car chase won them fame and fortune。 But， as is so often the case， that didn’t translate to happiness or stability at home。Then， just when Katy’s career was starting to take off， Bob told her that he was actually a she。 Katy was supportive， but that didn’t erase the abuse of the past。 The exploration of this relationship was especially interesting and nuanced。The final chunk of the book talks about life after Unbelievable was published — how journalism has changed， the difficulties of being an ambitious working mom， and the tenuous future of our fragile nation。Rough Draft is delightfully honest， easy to read， and surprisingly funny; Tur’s writing style is earnest， but never overly serious。 It’s an easy one for me to recommend to just about anyone。 。。。more
Kathleen Gray
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A thoughtful memoir that will no doubt resonate with an audience beyond those expect to read about her journalism career alone。 Tur's parents Bob/Zoey and Marika were famous， hugely famous journalists in the LA market， but that didn't make them great parents。 Her father Bob was troubled， explosive， and abusive。 His transition to Zoey didn't change that。 Tur's nomadic， driven approach to life came to a halt， much to her surprise， when she married Tony and more importantly， when she got pregnant。 A thoughtful memoir that will no doubt resonate with an audience beyond those expect to read about her journalism career alone。 Tur's parents Bob/Zoey and Marika were famous， hugely famous journalists in the LA market， but that didn't make them great parents。 Her father Bob was troubled， explosive， and abusive。 His transition to Zoey didn't change that。 Tur's nomadic， driven approach to life came to a halt， much to her surprise， when she married Tony and more importantly， when she got pregnant。 Made her think about her childhood and her future。 Thanks to netgalley for the ARC。 It's a good read。 。。。more
Nancy
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Kay Tur’s first book about following Trump’s campaign trail was a best seller。 I will have to read it！ Because her second memoir Rough Draft， about her family and starting her career in journalism， was a delight to read。 I was surprised by how open and natural Tur comes across， whether talking about the rift between he and her father or life after a C-section。Tur’s parents were self-made journalists famous for filming a fleeing O。 J。 Simpson from their helicopter。 They often brought Tur with the Kay Tur’s first book about following Trump’s campaign trail was a best seller。 I will have to read it！ Because her second memoir Rough Draft， about her family and starting her career in journalism， was a delight to read。 I was surprised by how open and natural Tur comes across， whether talking about the rift between he and her father or life after a C-section。Tur’s parents were self-made journalists famous for filming a fleeing O。 J。 Simpson from their helicopter。 They often brought Tur with them， so she grew up rather nonplussed about dangerous situations。 She discovered that journalism was in her blood， and she thrived on the seat-of-your-pants life of a traveling international reporter who lived out of a suitcase…Until she met her husband and gave birth。 She was committed to her career， but discovered that “motherhood had given me an extra length of emotional nerve endings。 I reacted to details in a new more visceral way。”Tur’s father’s violent episodes destroyed his marriage and alienated Tur。 After her father transitioned and became a woman she still had anger issues， unable to admit or apologize for her past behavior。I appreciate Tur’s integrity。 When people pressured Tur about “doing more” to get Trump out of office， she replied， “That’s not my job， I’m not on your team。 I’m on the side of the facts。” The news should “make you uncomfortable，” she writes， and insists that her role is to “gather for an otherwise sprawling country a common set of facts。 What to do with those facts is the stuff of politics and debate。”This is an easy to read， interesting memoir。I received a free egalley from the publisher through NetGalley。 My review is fair and unbiased。 。。。more
Transgender Bookworm
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Rough Draft is Katy Tur's follow-up to her runaway best seller Unbelievable。 In this book， Katy takes a big picture look at her life and how she became a journalist。 Katy's story is a fascinating ride through history and pop culture。 Her parents founded the Los Angeles News Service and were pioneers of helicopter video journalism。 Their footage of The O。JSimpson car chase and LA riots are the stuff of legend。 For a brief time， LANS was one of the most in-demand news agencies in the nation and Ka Rough Draft is Katy Tur's follow-up to her runaway best seller Unbelievable。 In this book， Katy takes a big picture look at her life and how she became a journalist。 Katy's story is a fascinating ride through history and pop culture。 Her parents founded the Los Angeles News Service and were pioneers of helicopter video journalism。 Their footage of The O。JSimpson car chase and LA riots are the stuff of legend。 For a brief time， LANS was one of the most in-demand news agencies in the nation and Katy had a front-row seat to history。 However， her relationship with her father Zoey （Tur's parent is Trans She/Her/Hers） is complicated and she often finds herself estranged from her。 Rough Draft is Katy's first public in-depth look at her life and self-exploration of what it means to be our parents' children。 Katy sifts through the trauma of her youth offering the reader a candid look at her life story still being written and problems left unresolved。 It is a rough draft after all。 For Clarity: In the book， the author uses her parent's previous name and he/him pronouns when talking about her before her transition。 I understand that Katy is describing her parent as she understood her at the time she is talking about。 It is difficult to tell the story of such a public personality as Zoey without acknowledging who she was known to the world and her family at the time being discussed。 I understand Katy's reasoning for writing her book in this manner but my understanding should not be viewed as an endorsement。 Other Trans people might take issue with this writing style and that is their own opinion。 No one person speaks for our entire community and opinions are sure to vary。 Disclosure: I received a free copy from Atria Books through Netgalley。 My review is my honest opinion。 。。。more
Beth Hommes
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Katy Tur has written an engaging memoir about her early life as well as her career as a journalist。 Her parents were helicopter journalists in LosAngeles beginning before she was born。 Their family life was a mixture of privilege and abuse。 Her dad later transitioned from Bob Tur to Zoey Tur。 Her relationship with her dad is still tenuous and volatile。 Katy went on to work for The Weather Channel， a European news desk for NBC and several other positions leading up to her present anchoring job at Katy Tur has written an engaging memoir about her early life as well as her career as a journalist。 Her parents were helicopter journalists in LosAngeles beginning before she was born。 Their family life was a mixture of privilege and abuse。 Her dad later transitioned from Bob Tur to Zoey Tur。 Her relationship with her dad is still tenuous and volatile。 Katy went on to work for The Weather Channel， a European news desk for NBC and several other positions leading up to her present anchoring job at MSNBC。 She is perhaps most famous for her coverage of the 2016 Trump campaign。 She captures many of these moments in great detail。 She makes clear that reporting news is not always glamorous。 I。had a few quibbles with this book。 Though a reporter， her political bias was always clear。 Finally I found her bashing of a famous newsman petty and adding nothing to her story。 I thank NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC。 。。。more
Gretchen
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This is a memoir from the journalist， Katy Tur。 She previously has written a memoir about her time covering the Trump campaign。 Her life story is very interesting！ This book grabs your attention and doesn't let go。 I found her story and the story of her family fascinating。 Her mother & father pioneered helicopter video journalism basically。 They shot the O。J。 Simpson Bronco car chase among many other seminal moments in history and Los Angeles history。 So Katy grew up surrounded by the news & jou This is a memoir from the journalist， Katy Tur。 She previously has written a memoir about her time covering the Trump campaign。 Her life story is very interesting！ This book grabs your attention and doesn't let go。 I found her story and the story of her family fascinating。 Her mother & father pioneered helicopter video journalism basically。 They shot the O。J。 Simpson Bronco car chase among many other seminal moments in history and Los Angeles history。 So Katy grew up surrounded by the news & journalism。 BUT she also experienced and saw abuse from her father towards her mother as well as herself and her younger brother。 She details her struggles with her relationship with her father。 And she chronicles when her father revealed to her that he was going to transition to becoming a woman。 This also lead to struggles in her relationship with her father though Katy says it is not because of the transitioning but because Zoey （the name her father took as a woman） refused to acknowledge the history of abuse she put the family through。 Katy starts off the book by saying she is still trying to figure out her life （hence the title "Rough Draft" as her life is still a work in progress）。 I felt that was very relatable！I won this copy in one of the Goodreads giveaways。 。。。more
Kayo
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Fascinating hearing about her life。 Read her previous book and wasn't impressed。 This one was fabulous。 Thanks to author， publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。 Fascinating hearing about her life。 Read her previous book and wasn't impressed。 This one was fabulous。 Thanks to author， publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 While I got the book for free， it had no bearing on the rating I gave it。 。。。more
Bridgit
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I have a lot of respect for Katy Tur， and I thought her first book， Unbelievable， was fascinating。 Her latest， Rough Draft， was just as compelling。 I loved how she tackled so many subjects like motherhood， being a working mother， and family trauma。 The last 20% felt a little rushed， but overall this was a great read。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the free e-copy。
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