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| Gone Writing : The Poems of Moore on Sunday
ISBN: 9780816652884
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / University of Minnesota Press
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Limited; Download: 7 Days at a Time
Subjects: Literature;
Humorous poetry from the television program hosted by a beloved Minnesota news anchor. In the 1950s, Dave Moore, a young actor born and raised in Minneapolis, accepted a newscaster position with the local CBS affiliate, WCCO-TV-a job Walter Cronkite turned down. For the next three decades, until his death in 1998, he delivered the evening news with integrity, conviction, humor, and flair, making him a fixture in Minnesota living rooms. At the end of his weekly news-in-review program, Moore on Sunday (or, as he liked to call it, "Moron Sunday"), Moore often signed off by reciting a poem. These poems, composed by Moore's son Peter and collected here for the first time, offer a fresh and funny take on the common and not-so-common stuff of our everyday lives. Reminiscent of Ogden Nash and Tom Lehrer, with a dash of Dr. Seuss, Peter Moore's verse captures the essence of his father's wit, common sense, honesty, and warmth. ISBN 0-8166-3432-7 Cloth £9.00 $12.95 120 Pages 12 black-and-white photos 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 September Translation inquiries: University of Minnesota Press
Dave Moore (1925-1998) was an award-winning news anchor at WCCO-TV. He also hosted various weekly public affairs and week-in-review programs, such as Bedtime Nooz, The Moore Report, and Moore on Sunday. Peter Moore is a stage and film actor and director who lives in St. Paul. |
