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New Yorkers, By Reputation, Are Fast-talking, Assertive And Easily Annoyed; I Fit Right In.

I've Come To Recognize What I Call My 'inside Interests.' Telling Stories. And Helping People Tell Their Stories Is A Sort Of Interpersonal Gardening. My Work At Nbc News Was To Report The News, But In Hindsight, I Often Tried To Look For Some Insight To Share That Might Spark A Moment Of Recognition In A Viewer.

I Was An Unusually Private Person - In A Way, Kind Of Insufferably So. I Think I Thought The Celebrity Thing When It Happened Was A Temporary Phenomenon, And I Was Above It.

Most Of Us In The Baby-boom Generation Were Raised By Full-time Mothers. Even As Recently As 14 Years Ago, 6 Out Of 10 Mothers With Babies Were Staying At Home. Today That Is Totally Reversed. Does That Mean We Love Our Children Less Than Our Mothers Loved Us? No, But It Certainly Causes A Lot Of Guilt Trips.

My Goal Is To See That Mental Illness Is Treated Like Cancer.