Just Checking Scores, Marisa Burke
Just Checking Scores, Marisa Burke
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Just Checking Scores
TV Anchor Publicly Shamed by Husband’s Secret Sex Life

Author: Marisa Burke

Narrator: Nikki Zakocs

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/15/2022

Synopsis

Marisa Burke is a top-rated, local anchorwoman at one of the most respected local ABC affiliates in the country. She enjoys celebrity status, six-figure salaries, a gorgeous home, and beautiful family.

But rather than reporting the news, Marisa suddenly becomes the subject of it when her husband, an admired educator, the father of her two young girls, and the man she truly believed was her loving soulmate, was arrested for unlawful sexual relationships with underage boys. What was even more excruciating, Marisa was forced to endure the shame and embarrassment of anchoring the same newscasts in which the personally gut-wrenching news stories about her husband's charges were reported.

Marisa Burke's shocking memoir, Just Checking Scores reveals what happens when a person at the top is brought down by public humiliation into a world of deep despair and what Burke did to channel her suffering and anguish into defiance and strength.

About Marisa Burke

Marisa Burke owns Marisa Burke Communications, a multimedia agency operating in Colorado and Pennsylvania. A native of central Pennsylvania, Marisa is a graduate of the Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College, New York. She started her own business after a long broadcast journalism career at WNEP-TV, the top-rated ABC affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she was main anchor and lead producer. Marisa received a national Edward R. Murrow award in 2005 and was awarded Broadcaster of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters in 2017, not long after she concluded her local television news career.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Juliet the Great on February 04, 2022

If you lived in NEPA at any point in the 80s, 90s, or early aughts, you know the author. Do not get bogged down in the writing style or poor editing- both will drive you crazy. This is a memoir you read because of the bravery of its writer. Burke not only details the horrors committed by her husband......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on March 12, 2022

Growing up in NEPA, I watched Marisa Burke as a news anchor on WNEP. She was a familiar face on tv throughout my childhood and young adult life. I had no idea what was going on in her personal life behind the scenes. I knew there were scandals involving her husband, but did not realize the extent of......more

Goodreads review by Barb on January 23, 2022

Powerful insight into the life of someone I recognized as a local newscaster and producer. I am in awe of her perseverance and professionalism while dealing with such an emotional issue.......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on July 30, 2023

Wow. Just.... Wow. Growing up in NEPA, I watched Marisa Burke on the news every day. I remember when the news first broke about her ex-husband and then everything that followed. Reading this book gave me a whole new appreciation for Marisa and her professionalism and strength. I will absolutely be r......more

Goodreads review by wrkatreading on February 22, 2022

2 bravery stars I was disappointed in Marisa. She claims she should have seen All the warning signs yes she should have but what about the blatant telling you email. I was shaking my head. I am not disappointed in the children of this story. They came out of this astoundingly.......more

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