The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, whi….

The most frightening interview I've ever done was with Dr. Lonnie Thompson of The Ohio State University on the subject of global warming..

On my football field, I know what bliss is. My team cuddles more than the missus. We won't inject drugs, just oodles of hugs. I warm up my team with ….

Why die on Mars when you can live in South Dakota? South Dakota, you can live here..

The prediction that glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park has been moved up by 10 years to 2020, the same year it's predicted the Arctic S….

There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon t….

I think I'm so old I'm in. We call it the 'Tony Bennett Syndrome.' For some reason, young people think I'm cool..

First of all, I'm a Midwesterner, being from Kansas, and Chicago is basically a big Midwestern cow town. It was built from the stockyards, and everyo….

All vacations can come down to a few little moments - what do your remember when you're alone, totally relaxed and taken out of yourself to appreciat….

I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch..

Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading..

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that..

There's room for a diversity of ages on television..

People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly..

I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained i….

You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo..

Choose something you like to do. I know its a cliche, and youve heard it over and over. But the reason is, youre going to have to work long and hard ….

I'd like 'Morning News' to become a great first edition electronic newspaper, so that the 'New York Times' will want to watch us..

I've been producing documentaries on global warming for 20 years and have seen the early warnings of extreme weather events come true..

I think there's value in experience and observations that link past to present..

If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it..