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Lynn Sherr

Biography

Lynn Sherr

Lynn Sherr is an award-winning broadcaster and author who spent more than 30 years at ABC News. She reported on the NASA space shuttle program from its inception in 1981 through the Challenger explosion in 1986. Sherr’s numerous awards include an Emmy, two American Women in Radio and Television Commendation awards, a Gracie Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Her books include SWIM, OUTSIDE THE BOX and AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, among others.

Books by Lynn Sherr

by Lynn Sherr - Biography, History, Nonfiction

Lynn Sherr, an award-winning broadcaster and author who spent more than 30 years at ABC News and covered NASA during its transformation from a test-pilot boys’ club to a more inclusive elite, has written the definitive biography of Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, featuring exclusive insights from Ride’s family, partner, and countless friends and colleagues.