Occupation: Television Personality Birth: February 1, 1947 Death: October 23, 1983
It had not occurred to me that marriage requires the same effort as a career. And unlike a career, marriage requires a joint effort..
The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage..
Our free enterprise system of disseminating information is collectively referred to as The Media. But there is no collective..
The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go..
In real life, events seem much less dramatic..
News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute..
One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors..
Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience..
Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top..
In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter..
Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased at….
A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men..
To get it first is important - but more important is to get it right..
The idea of stardom was difficult to grasp. It was like being schizophrenic; there was her, the woman on television, and the real me..
The relationship between talent — a term loosely applied to those who work on-air — and management is uneasy, at best..
Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude..
News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received..
My current goal is to place a moratorium on goals..
Men still control the news, both on and off camera..
News events cannot be controlled, nor can newscasts be mapped out like entertainment shows..
Being a novelty had its advantages..