Go behind the scenes of broadcasting in New York!It's a fascinating look at the big personalities and even bigger egos who delivered the news each night. The pages of Here Now the News come alive with exciting stories about Jim Jensen and Rolland Smith, Roger Grimsby and Bill Beutel, and Chuck Scarborough and Sue Simmons.

Learn about the anchors who commanded respect and ratings during the 1970s and 1980s. It's the time that the "anchorman" would pave the way for other females and Black journalists to join the desk, as viewers would finally get to see diversity.

Here Now the News transports you to the smoke-filled newsrooms with plenty of ancedotes in this entertaining look at these broadcasting giants. Praise for Here Now the News“Jerry Barmash reveals in his excellent and informative Here Now the News, some of the most insecure and crazy personalities to ever appear on broadcast news.

Fistfights, backstabbing, racism, sexual dalliances, and a considerable amount of alcohol abuse are just a few of the tidbits Barmash, who has covered the NY market for many years, chronicles with revealing interviews and spot-on observations. ” Don Dahler, critically acclaimed author of Fearless and A Tight Lie“It was great to learn the television news business from the bottom to the top.

And we had so much fun doing it!” Pia Lindström, former WNBC anchor“Here Now the News by Jerry Barmash is an inside look into the New York newsrooms of the past. It’s a little bit of history, a dash of gossip, and a cup full of memories of the golden age of local TV news.

” Ernabel Demillo, Chair, Communication & Media Culture, St. Peter’s University"Here Now the News is a fascinating and insightful look back at the rich history of TV anchors in New York.

I've known Jerry Barmash for a long time and have to say, I can't imagine a more knowledgeable and insightful person to report and relay this important history. ” David Paterson, former governor of New York.