I Am My Father's Daughter: Living a Life Without Secrets
Maria Elena Salinas, with Liz Balmaseda. . Rayo, $19.95 (246pp) ISBN 978-0-06-076505-7
When Salinas, a three-time Emmy-winning news anchor for Noticiero Univisión, started working, in 1981, there weren't many minority women in positions of authority in the news business. At that time, most Spanish-language programming came from Mexico and didn't reflect the interests or perspectives of Hispanic-Americans. As Salinas recounts the story of her successful career, she credits her hard-working parents, straight-laced upbringing, willingness to try new things and largely on-the-job training in news reporting. Like other media memoirs (such as Andrea Mitchell's 2005
Reviewed on: 02/13/2006
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 272 pages - 978-0-06-076506-4