{"id":49170,"date":"2025-09-30T19:45:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/former-network-news-producer-writes-memoir-detailing-life-in-minnesota-manhattan\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T19:45:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:45:57","slug":"former-network-news-producer-writes-memoir-detailing-life-in-minnesota-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/former-network-news-producer-writes-memoir-detailing-life-in-minnesota-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"Former network news producer writes memoir detailing life in Minnesota, Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A 90-year-old former network producer is sharing her life lessons in a book, detailing her upbringing from a farm in Minnesota to Manhattan and back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I laughed with Sophia Loren, took communion from Pope John Paul, chatted with Paul Newman,&#8221; read Carole Wendt from her book, &#8220;Think Fast! 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