Cathleen Black loves a challenge. These days, the president of I Hearst Magazines is launching three books almost simultaneously. The third issue of Tina Brown's Talk magazine has just hit the stands. CosmoGIRL!, Cosmopolitan's little sister, is being test marketed, and Oprah's magazine is due out in the spring. "Oh, I love what I'm doing," laughs Black, "but I think I must … [Read more...] about The 100 Most Influential Irish Americans in Business: The Queen of Hearst
In This Issue 2000
Bloody Sunday’s Legacy
On January 30, 1972 the British Army opened fire on civil rights marchers in Derry. Thirteen people were killed and 14 others were seriously injured. Note: This story was filed in March, 2000 when a new inquiry into the Bloody Sunday killings, the Saville Inquiry was launched. Expected to last two years, it was 12 years before a report was filed. The wounded survivors … [Read more...] about Bloody Sunday’s Legacy
Endurance: A compelling story of survival that hinged on the leadership of one man
Frank Wild, the second in command, made his way through the ship as its planks buckled and heaved against the mounting pressure. Occasionally a loud crack rang out like a gunshot as the timber snapped under the strain. He worked his way from the crew's quarters to the engine room and down to the propeller shaftway where two crewmembers were trying to reinforce a cofferdam that … [Read more...] about Endurance: A compelling story of survival that hinged on the leadership of one man
The Player
Mark O'Meara, golf's mister nice guy, is interviewed by John Kernaghan. Some men are defined by how they win, some by their bearing in defeat. For Mark O'Meara, golf's great-grandson of Ireland, his composure on a day of personal loss but team triumph fleshes out a portrait of the classical sportsman. The scene at the 17th green on the last day of the Ryder Cup competition … [Read more...] about The Player
‘Tis Frank
Frank McCourt is on an exhaustive book tour and won't get a break until the middle of December when he gets back to New York for the premiere of the movie Angela's Ashes. Towards the end of October, Irish America Editor-in-Chief Patricia Harty caught up with Frank on the phone from Palo Alto, California. How are you? Running, running, running from place to place, signing … [Read more...] about ‘Tis Frank