{"product_id":"streets-and-secret-places-reflections-of-a-news-reporter-9781788124898","title":"Streets and Secret Places: Reflections of a News Reporter","description":"Denis Tuohy had been a broadcaster in news and current affairs for half a century when he was asked to contribute to BBC Radio Ulster's \u003ci\u003eThought for the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDay\u003c\/i\u003e in his native Belfast. A reporter and presenter who had covered major stories around the world for BBC's \u003ci\u003ePanorama\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTonight\u003c\/i\u003e, ITV's \u003ci\u003eThis Week\u003c\/i\u003e and ITN news was to move into uncharted territory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a collection of his \u003ci\u003eThought for the Day\u003c\/i\u003e pieces over the past few years with a linking commentary about his professional and personal life. \"Across my own wide landscape,\" he says, \" I've been free to make unprompted choices of subject and to communicate them, in little more than a couple of minutes, to listeners in cars, kitchens, care homes, as they face up to another day.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe choices have been prompted by his travels, by meeting famous names and by personal history. In her memoirs Margaret Thatcher described their first encounter as hostile but met him again in calmer circumstances. Richard Burton told him he could no longer watch his beloved Wales play rugby in case they might lose. Ireland's rugby star Jack Kyle said that his moments of inspired brilliance had \"somehow happened through him and he was grateful.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe recalls a multi-faith gathering in New York after the killing of Martin Luther King, meeting an integrated Belfast singing group in apartheid South Africa, and taking part as an actor in \u003ci\u003eOver the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, Sam Thompson's play about bigotry in the Belfast shipyard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreets and Secret Places\u003c\/i\u003e is a mix of reflections that have featured in \u003ci\u003eThought for the Day\u003c\/i\u003e including insights that have come with experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14562956\"\u003eDenis Tuohy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Messenger Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781788124898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1788124898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO025000\"\u003eEditors, Journalists, Publishers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL062000\"\u003eSpirituality\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Messenger Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832997281931,"sku":"9781788124898","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_a4d23234-8f8d-4396-ac35-4909e00d1503.jpg?v=1755628691","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/streets-and-secret-places-reflections-of-a-news-reporter-9781788124898","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}