by Howie Carr
First published 2023
Howie Carr opens his memoir in the newsrooms and radio booths where he built his reputation as Boston's most combative journalist. For four decades, he battled some of America's most powerful figures. Gangster Whitey Bulger put a price on his head. Senator Ted Kennedy worked to destroy his newspaper. Governor Mike Dukakis branded him a sociopath. The Boston Globe launched a series attacking him. Through it all, Carr kept writing and broadcasting, moving from Boston City Hall coverage to television news to his own radio empire. He reveals the inside story of his clashes with organized crime, political dynasties, and media elites. The memoir traces his journey from beat reporter to media owner, naming the enemies who tried to silence him and the allies who helped him survive. Carr writes with the same sharp wit that made him famous, delivering an unfiltered account of Boston's corrupt politics and dangerous streets.
Genres: 20th-century, american, crime, autobiography, memoir, biography-memoir, 21st-century, journalism
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Boston, Boston City Hall
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
329 pages · Paperback · Frandel, LLC