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From Los Bajos to the World'. It's a book written by veteran Journalist Andy Johnson, detailing his journey from growing up in south Trinidad to becoming a renowned media personality.


There were good reviews at the book launch which took place in Woodbrook last Saturday, as many came out to support Johnson in his new venture.


Alicia Boucher has the details.
Transcript
00:00The story of Andy Johnson, encapsulated in the pages of From Lost Baho to the World.
00:06That's how the media veteran, who boasts a career spanning approximately 50 years,
00:11sums up his book, which was launched on April 27th.
00:15What I've done here was simply a means by which I can address
00:20saying something about the place that I was from.
00:24Veteran journalist Lennox Grand refers to the book From Lost Baho to the World
00:28as a quote-unquote, distinguished memoir which combines a sociological sketch
00:34of the down-south neighborhoods with an all-inclusive recounting
00:38of the rise and rise of an ever-passionate career journalist.
00:43Grand, who is mentioned in the book, notes the archiving and note-taking
00:48which forms a crucial part of the publication.
00:51Typically, his book details names he would encounter at Centennial College
00:55and York University.
00:57The first mention of Lenny Grand was as a participant in a drunken spree, quote-unquote.
01:03I don't hold that against him.
01:06Former Education Minister Anthony Garcia refers to Johnson as a visionary
01:11who has been a pillar of resilience and bravery amid being quiet.
01:16In referencing an excerpt from the book, Garcia recalled an encounter Johnson had
01:21with management at the Trinidad Express when he published a topless photo
01:25of Miss USA Vanessa Williams in 1984 and was called into a meeting.
01:31I was as calm as could be, not knowing until afterwards
01:36that everyone in the editorial department at the time
01:39and others who had heard of the reactions of those in charge over the weekend
01:45concluded that I was going to be terminated.
01:49All I remember was Batiste asking me whether I had consulted with anyone else.
01:55From Lost Behold to the World is published by Royads Publishing.
01:59Its representative Clifford N. Reinsing is dedicating the launch
02:03to the late Professor Brinsley Samaru.
02:05Firstly, the inherent social responsibility which a production of this work requires.
02:13It is to us, it's enlightened work, enlightened reading.
02:17It's informative.
02:19According to Miss World 1986 Gisela Ronde West,
02:22Johnson was contemplating writing the book since they met in 2017.
02:27I am so happy that he took some of my advice and decided to plod on with the book
02:32and finally finished it.
02:34The little I've seen so far of the book, it's extremely interesting, exhilarating
02:38and it has so much to offer as I'd imagined it would.
02:41The history that is seen between those pages I am going to very much look forward to reading.
02:47Among a long list of people including family, friends and media colleagues
02:51that Johnson is thanking for his growth
02:54is former Chief Executive Officer of Caribbean Communications Network Shida Bolai.
02:59She became one of my supreme supporters in CCN for the time that she was there
03:09and she gave me space to operate and room to run on
03:14such that the reference to me doing a show with no socks.
03:19He is also thanking his wife Charlene Gaspard Johnson for keeping him grounded.
03:24Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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