Hattie Kauffman was the first Native American to file a report on network news in February of 1989 in Hawaii during her tenure at Good Morning America. In her career as a journalist, Kauffman won 4 Emmy Awards as a News Correspondent. But Kauffman did not enter the world of news and television for the glamor and the chance to meet the movers and shakers of the world. Kauffman was trying to survive, make money and prove that she would not be defined by her past or circumstances.
The road to the top for Kauffman was not easy, and her new memoir ‘Falling Into Place’ shares her tough upbringing at the Nez Perce Reservation, her parents struggle with alcohol, her life in Seattle, and a difficult divorce,
After a career of telling the story, Kauffman finally had the time and courage to tell the story she had always wanted to tell, her story. No longer under the spotlight of network television or on the road for weeks on end reporting, Kauffman was able to tell the story she had “been hiding for years.” Describing the process of writing as “therapeutic,” Kauffman reveled that being one of seven children made describing her story difficult.
Her memoir not only lifts the veil of her own history but also of her siblings and her parents. Kauffman reminisced of writing a letter to her siblings to explain that this book was from her prospective, and she was telling the story as she saw it unfold. But the message of the book is not, that she had bad parents, rather an inspiring story to say to the world “look how we survived.”
In the end, Kauffman not only survived but thrived in the news business and revealed during her interview with IBTimesTV that it was strange to be the one interviewed. She admitted she’s much more comfortable asking the questions, as she has done with the world’s most famous politicians, Olympians, celebrities and Oscar winners.
Now retired from the world of news, Kauffman is busy promoting her memoir, “Falling Into Place.” While she did not divulge the subject matter, Kauffman revealed she is currently working on her second book.
Emmy Award Winning Journalist Hattie Kauffman Is ‘Not Afraid’ To Tell Her Story In New Memoir [VIDEO]
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