Outtakes by Peter Breslow
What's It About?
Ever wonder what kind of people helped build NPR into the revered media institution it is today? Peter Breslow's rollicking memoir pulls back the curtain on what it took to make radio from the farthest reaches of the world.National Public Radio wasn’t always the journalistic treasure it is today. And Peter Breslow wasn’t always a multi-Peabody Award winner. Thankfully for NPR junkies, their paths crossed in 1982 when both were young, and they grew up together over the decades.
In his just-launched memoir Outtakes: Stumbling Around the World for NPR, senior producer Peter Breslow reveals how NPR moved from a niche listening experience to become one of the world’s preeminent news organizations.
Outtakes takes readers behind the scenes covering history-defining breaking news and producing award-winning programs like All Things Considered and Weekend Edition.
Packed with absurd hijinks, hilarious missteps and breathtaking close calls, Outtakes is a must-read for NPR fans, journalists of all ages and people interested in enthralling audio storytelling.
Whether reporting breathless from Mt. Everest, recording children singing a Beach Boys song in Afghanistan, or jamming on the harmonica with his friend and colleague John Burnett in remote places, Breslow vividly takes readers with him in his memoir.
Breslow has readers both stumbling around the world with him in war zones, snake pits, and areas rife with disease while pulling back the curtain at NPR from its very early days and showing readers what radio journalism is (or was) all about.
Fans of NPR and anyone in the business of vicarious thrills and adventure will revel in the recounting of nearly four decades in the business. From River Edge, NJ, to the edge of our seats, Peter Breslow shares an admirable career well-spent and details of stories that are better told in retrospect for the emotional well-being of loved ones.
AUTHOR:
For decades Peter Breslow roamed the planet as a senior producer for NPR’s All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. He has won multiple journalism honors, including two Peabody Awards. Peter grew up in River Edge, New Jersey, worships the music of Muddy Waters and rides his bike whenever he can. He has twin daughters Eden and Danielle, and lives in Washington, DC with his wife Jessica and their dog Sadie. Visit www.peter-breslow.com.
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