Dan Rather allegedly impolitely advised Connie Chung to read the newspaper after she joined him as co-anchor.

In her memoir, Connie Chung accuses her former colleague Dan Rather of dismissive treatment towards her while they worked together in the 1990s.

In 1993, Chung became the second woman and the first Asian American to serve as a network anchor when she co-anchored "CBS Evening News" with Rather in an effort to boost the show's ratings.

"Being the first woman and minority to coanchor the CBS News flagship broadcast was not just a personal milestone but a significant achievement for both groups, and I felt incredibly fortunate to be the one leading the way," Chung writes in "Connie."

Despite her tenure breaking some glass ceilings and referring to it as her "dream job," Chung stated that her position did not shield her from some sexist comments from colleagues.

"Although Chung was publicly welcomed by Rather, he privately scolded her, saying, 'Now you have to start reading the newspaper,' according to a report in The Boston Globe about her new book, 'Connie.'"

"She writes of the incident, 'I swallowed hard. Was this his idea of how to start a partnership? I was forty-seven and had spent half my life in the news business - did he think I had been reading the comics? We were just out of the gate in what I hoped would be a long run. My response: Silence.'"

Chung stated that Rather informed her, "I will report on stories in the field, and you will read the teleprompter." She also mentioned that her co-anchor was "tense and lacked a sense of humor" and had an "implicit bias towards women."

She claimed that Rather attempted to undermine her and challenge her journalistic skills in front of their colleagues.

Rather, who is 92 and maintains a left-wing presence on social media, was interviewed by CBS earlier this year about his time at the network and his career in journalism.

Gumbel's behavior as a male anchor in TV news was the subject of additional revelations for Chung.

"The Globe reported that in her book, Chung discusses the prevalence of a disease she calls "big shot-itis" among TV news anchormen, including Bryant Gumbel's contract with NBC that stipulated Jane Pauley could never say "Good morning" first or "Have a good day" at the end of the show."

In 2005, Chung described her termination from CBS as "devastating," yet she never sought sympathy.

""When I was working, my attitude was different. I never ran to the ladies room and cried because I always believed that there was no crying in baseball," she said."

Connie's removal came as a surprise to us, and we reportedly denied having anything to do with it, stating that nobody had heard a critical comment from us about her.

Chung, Rather, and Gumbel have been contacted by Planet Chronicle Digital for additional comment.

As co-anchor and correspondent, Chung would later join ABC News' popular show "20/20," alongside Walters and Sawyer.

Several women have thanked her for breaking some glass ceilings, and some Asian-American parents have even named their daughters Connie after her.

In 1991, Chung secured significant interviews with notable figures such as NBA star Magic Johnson following his HIV diagnosis.

Planet Chronicle Digital's Brian Flood and Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.