News Events Are Like Texas Weather. If

The Most Important Event I Covered Was The Panama Canal Debate, Which Dragged On For Months.

Walking Into A Room Filled With People You Don't Know But Who Know You Brings Out Your Worst Vulnerabilities.

The Minute Viewers Callin Or Write About Your Looks, They Were Not Listening To What You Were Saying.

In Interviews I Gave Early On In My Career, I Was Quoted As Saying It Was Possible To Have It All: A Dynamic Job, Marriage, And Children. In Some Respects, I Was A Social Adolescent.

The News Anchor Is Exactly That - An Anchor, A Center, A Focus.