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Craig Melvin on His Career in Broadcast Journalism and His New Book, ‘Pops: Learning to Be a Son and a Father’

Craig also talks about being one of the few Black anchors on network television

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Bakari is joined by Today show anchor Craig Melvin to talk about how he got his start in journalism and how he found his way onto TV (3:39), being one of the few Black anchors on network television (10:17), and what he learned about his relationship with his father while writing his new book, Pops: Learning to Be a Son and a Father (15:22).

Host: Bakari Sellers
Guest: Craig Melvin
Producer: Kaya McMullen

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