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A Question of Paternity
My Life as an Unaffiliated Reporter
David Tereshchuk leapt from an impoverished childhood in a small town on the English-Scottish border to a high-flying career as a TV journalist, first in London, then New York. During his working life, he extracted revealing answers from tyrants and the oppressed, but could never coax his mother into revealing who his father was — even after she told him, in his 50s, that she had been raped at the age of 15 by a priest.
Alongside his career, the search for his mother’s alleged abuser has haunted him, adding layers of extra stress to a life already burdened by alcoholism and insecurity. This is his astonishing story, one that narrates an insistent personal struggle against the background of tumultuous moments in 20th and 21st century history.
THE MEDIA BEAT was first commissioned in 2004 by Tribune Newspapers from journalist and media critic DAVID TERESHCHUK. It ran as a weekly feature in Tribune's New York City daily, 'AM New York' until Tereshchuk took the column online in 2006. This web version has continued ever since.
A radio version of THE MEDIA BEAT appears every week on the NPR Connecticut station WHDD—live on Friday morning and rebroadcast over the weekend. THE MEDIA BEAT PODCASTS are available at Apple Podcasts and at WHDD's 'On Demand' page.
From 2012 onward, Tereshchuk's frequent reports for television on ethical issues have been broadcast on PBS programs Religion and Ethics Newsweekly and PBS Newshour.
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