About the Author:

Doug Underwood, an avid history buff all his life, was firmly entrenched in the Bellevue area since moving his family to Buffalo Road in July of 1963. He started his career in journalism with the Nashville Banner in 1949. From there he went to the Daily Herald in Columbia, Tennessee as a photographer, sports writer, feature writer, etc. When television came to Nashville, Doug tried his hand at TV reporting and became a highly-regarded news reporter for both WLAC-TV and WSM-TV. After a brief stint in the world of politics, he started what is every newspaper man's "dream" -- his own weekly newspaper - The Westview, in 1978. His love of the Bellevue Community and his having been a viable contributor to its growth, prompted his writing of this history. His earnest hope was that it would give enjoyment to those who read it. "Doug Underwood: Boy Reporter" was edited by his daughter, Paula Underwood Winters. Ms. Winters is Editor ot the Westview newspaper and is currently working on an Adventure/Mystery novel that should be released in 2004.
About the Book:

Doug Underwood: Boy Reporter
by Doug Underwood
edited by Paula Underwood Winters
2003 Edition: Perfect bound; 116 pages; 6.14 x 9.21 inches
ISBN: 0-9744322-8-8 $9.95
These are the memoirs of a Nashville news reporter and photographer. During Doug Underwood's life, he worked at the Nashville Banner, The Columbia Daily Herald, WLAC-TV and WSM-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. He also worked for Bill Brock, Nat Winston, and Winfield Dunn, prominent Tennessee politicians. He started his own weekly community newspaper, The Westview, in the Bellevue area of Nashville in 1978. After joining a local writer’s group, he started writing the stories Paula Underwood Winters had grown up hearing about. They were stories about his early days working as a news photographer and reporter. He wrote about covering the burning of the Maxwell House Hotel and helping police catch an illegal abortionist. He also wrote about covering a tragic, well publicized murder as well as more humorous incidents during his career. Ms. Winters compiled these stories along with photographs taken of him and by him to create his memoirs. These assembled works were the only stories he had finished prior to his death in 1995.
by Doug Underwood
edited by Paula Underwood Winters
2003 Edition: Perfect bound; 116 pages; 6.14 x 9.21 inches
ISBN: 0-9744322-8-8 $9.95
These are the memoirs of a Nashville news reporter and photographer. During Doug Underwood's life, he worked at the Nashville Banner, The Columbia Daily Herald, WLAC-TV and WSM-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. He also worked for Bill Brock, Nat Winston, and Winfield Dunn, prominent Tennessee politicians. He started his own weekly community newspaper, The Westview, in the Bellevue area of Nashville in 1978. After joining a local writer’s group, he started writing the stories Paula Underwood Winters had grown up hearing about. They were stories about his early days working as a news photographer and reporter. He wrote about covering the burning of the Maxwell House Hotel and helping police catch an illegal abortionist. He also wrote about covering a tragic, well publicized murder as well as more humorous incidents during his career. Ms. Winters compiled these stories along with photographs taken of him and by him to create his memoirs. These assembled works were the only stories he had finished prior to his death in 1995.