Race Has Been A Big Issue In

I Remember When I Interviewed At Msnbc, One Of The First Things They Said To Me Was, 'in Your Tapes, You Had A Mustache, Right?' I Said, 'yeah, I Recently Took It Off.' I Said, 'if You Hire Me, You Get To Decide If You Want It Or Not.' They Said, 'no, No, We're Fine With It Now.'

I Like To Report. I Like To Go To The Newsmakers. I Like To Get Out. I've Heard About People Talking About The Anchor As The Voice Of God. That Set Is Not An Altar. It's A Great Job, I Love Doing It, But I Don't Take That Role As My Identity - The Anchorman - It Sounds Very Old-fashioned.

You Never Know What Doors Are Going To Open Up And Why They Are Going To Open Up. You've Got To Be Ready To Walk Through Them.

One Of The Most Important Skills At [reporting] Is Not So Much What Comes Out Of Your Mouth But What You Hear. To Listen. When You Interview People, It's Very Important To Understand The Nuances Of What They're Saying And To Understand When They Have Actually Made News-when They've Told You Something That They Haven't Told Anybody Else.

The Share Of Americans Who Say Race Relations Are Bad In This Country Is The Highest It's Been In Decades, Much Of It Amplified By Shootings Of African-americans By Police, As We've Seen Recently In Charlotte And Tulsa.