Journalist Jemele Hill discusses her life, career and new memoir

Jemele Hill talks about her career and memoir in the latest the National Press Club's Update-1 podcast

Photo of Jeff Ballou and Jemele Hill.

Former Club President Jeff Ballou interviewed Hill, a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a former ESPN SportsCenter anchor who recently released her memoir, “Uphill: A Memoir.” The book covered her Detroit childhood, rise as a journalist, her very public management and presidential clashes, finding love and becoming one of the voices focusing on race, gender, democracy and the news profession.