Reviews

"Andy's book reminds me to be grateful not for the material things in life but for the most important thing in life, which is family. Each night before bed, I remind my kids how I feel about them by quoting Andy's father's nightly message to him as a kid: "It's good to be your dad." The response from them is better than anything I can ever accomplish in life. I'm thankful that Andy has passed along these six words that have had such a positive impact on my family."- Michael Strahan, Co-anchor Good Morning America and analyst NFL Sunday "I got to see Andy's extraordinary creative talent and strong leadership firsthand, as I watched him build CNBC into a powerhouse. Great leader...great programmer...great strategist...great friend...great man. It's all on display in his honest, teachable new book."- David Zaslav, CEO, Discovery Communications "Communications giant Fred Friendly produced many wonderful programs, two of which were Hear It Now on radio and See It Now on television. His son Andy has produced a memoir of his trip down the halls of television, which should be called Read It Now. His experience with Richard Pryor alone is certainly worth the read."- Vin Scully, legendary sportscaster "In chronicling his own remarkable career in television, including producing shows for talk show icons Tom Snyder and Tim Russert, Andy Friendly delights us with wise, revealing, and often witty tales about these and other television greats. Most of all, he speaks about his devotion to family with a graciousness and passion that is profound and inspiring."- Robert Hilburn, best-selling author of biographies on Paul Simon and Johnny Cash and award-winning Los Angeles Times critic "Andy Friendly has given us a remarkable inside history of the television industry. He has generously shared a perspective that few have, and in doing so written a must-read book." -- Elizabeth Daley, dean of USC School of Cinematic Arts "From his father, the legendary Fred Friendly, to Tim Russert, Tom Snyder, and the (in)famous King brothers, Andy Friendly has observed and worked with some of the best-known people in television. Here is his take on people we know and thought we knew. Not so much a 'tell-all' as it is a fond remembrance of a life spent in television by one of television's good guys."- Bob Singer, veteran producer-writer-director of Supernatural and Lois and Clark: The Real Adventures of Superman "With one of the storied careers in the hybrid field of news and entertainment, Andy Friendly has been on the line and in the front office both witnessing and affecting the sea change of broadcast and cable television over the past forty years. In this book, his remarkable memoirs are matched by a wonderful and easy writing style that brings the reader right into the story and keeps your interest from beginning to end. And the chapter about his dad's wartime letter recounting his concentration camp experience and how it affected Andy's life is one of the most emotional things I've ever read. This book was a pleasure to read, made even more of a pleasure because of the person it reflects."- Ken Ehrlich, executive producer, writer of Grammy Awards (35 years) and Emmy Awards telecasts