by Ron Burgundy
First published 2013
Ron Burgundy sits down to tell his story, starting with his childhood in a forgotten Iowa mining town and his education at Our Lady Queen of Chewbacca High School. He recounts his unlikely ascent to become America's most trusted television news personality, sharing tales of knockdown brawls, romantic adventures, and celebrity encounters along the way. Burgundy describes hunting expeditions with Bobby Kennedy and Peter Lawford, his formation of television's greatest news team, and his interactions with figures like Walter Cronkite, Barbra Streisand, and Katie Couric. Throughout his colorful and sometimes questionable career, one relationship stands above all others: his romance with Veronica Corningstone. Burgundy presents his triumphs and failures with characteristic confidence, revealing private thoughts about his journey from small-town nobody to broadcast legend. This autobiography captures the absurd world of a man who believes his own legend.
Genres: humor, autobiography, contemporary, comedy
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Iowa, Our Lady Queen of Chewbacca High School
Period: 20th-century
224 pages · Hardcover · Crown Archetype