Yet Here I Am

“Jonathan Capehart’s absorbing memoir traces the arc of his life, from the death of his father when he was only four months old to his profound appreciation of the remarkable people he has known, the meaningful career he has built, and the abiding home he always sought. Yet Here I Am is as thoughtful and fascinating as its author, and a generous insight into a life well lived.”

“Behind the rise of one our most thoughtful journalists is his lifelong search to know–and see–his late father, who died just four months after he was born. Yet Here I Am is an inspiring memoir, beautifully rendered by Jonathan Capehart, who tracks his journey from his mother’s home in the aftermath of the Newark uprising in the late ‘60s to his prominent seat interpreting the news. Through a series of challenges and contexts that provide a personal look at some of the most important issues of the last half century, Capehart grounds us in a story of curiosity meeting excellence. His seeking nature, for truth and understanding, underscores the qualities we should hope every journalist aspires to in our world today.”

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart is anchor of The Saturday Show and The Sunday Show on MSNBC. In the spring, he will become a co-host of the morning edition of The Weekend on MSNBC. Capehart is Associate Editor at the Washington Post, where he is also an opinion writer. He is also an analyst on The PBS News Hour. Capehart was deputy editorial page editor of the New York Daily News (2002-2004) and served on its editorial board (1993-2000). His editorial campaign in 1999 to save the Apollo Theater earned the board the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.