TY - GEN AU - Rader,Peter TI - Mike Wallace: a life SN - 9780312543396 : AV - PN4874.W283 R33 2012 U1 - 070.92B 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Thomas Dunn Books KW - Wallace, Mike, KW - Journalists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - sears KW - Reporters and reporting N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-309) and index; Introduction: the two faces of Mike Wallace -- A boy named Chinky -- False starts -- Life imitates art -- Enter the muse -- The inquisitor finds his beat -- Two lawsuits and a nemesis -- Floundering -- Death & rebirth -- Network news -- Blood looks very red on color TV -- Good cop, bad cop -- Rough beginnings -- To hell with Wallace -- Lacing up the gloves -- Abuse of power -- Nowhere to hide -- Sickeningly happy? -- A life beyond reproach -- Mike Wallace is here -- Three strikes -- The trial of his life -- A call for help -- Tabloid satori -- Oh shit, he's dead! -- Journalistic malpractice -- Shifting sands -- The old man has lost it -- Tough but fair N2 - A portrait of the long-time journalist reveals his struggles with depression and self-doubt, tracing his early transition from radio to a quiz show announcer before rising to one of America's most talked-about media figures ER -