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As part of a media tour selling her new personal memoir Rough Draft (after her Trump-campaign memoir a few years ago), MSNBC host Katy Tur appeared on Monday's Fresh Air for the hour on NPR. Tur talked about growing up with an abusive journalist father, Bob Tur, who now identifies as Zoey Tur. She compared him to Donald Trump as bombastic and volatile and scary, and suggested they could see the same therapist.

In a strikingly heart-wrenching excerpt of her new memoir Rough Draft, Katy, 38, recounts the moment she decided she had had enough from her chopper journalist father.

In her memoir, “Rough Draft,” MSNBC's Katy Tur reveals how her volatile family history – including her dad coming out as transgender – helped her forge resilience.

Turs parents ran a helicopter news service in LA in the 80s and 90s. While she loved the rush of flight, her family dynamic was a volatile one. Her memoir is Rough Draft.

Speaking to CBS about her memoir Rough Draft, Katy reminisced about her childhood canvassing the sky of Los Angeles with her helicopter reporter parents.

MSNBC anchor Katy Tur said she was “puzzled” when her now-estranged father — legendary journalist Bob Tur — told her he was transitioning to become a woman. “My dad sa… #katytur #bobtur #msnbc

The mother of two and wife of CBS News' Tony Dokoupil didn't always want to follow her parents' footsteps — and she had doubts about her own career during the pandemic.

The MSNBC anchor follows her Trump bestseller with a compelling memoir but her press criticism falls flat

The broadcaster tells of her mom and helicopter pilot dad who helped report news from high above Los Angeles; about his fits of rage; and a dramatic change that would come as a shock to her.