Overcoming Illiteracy

Overcoming Illiteracy

September 30, 2009 6:35 AM

Harry Smth spoke with author and CBS reporter Byron Pitts about overcoming his childhood illiteracy to become a network news reporter. To read an part of Pitts' book, go to an excerpt of "Step Out of Nothing".

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