The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.

If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipness. If anything, I think I'm sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There's a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact.

Going gray is like ejaculating: you know it can happen prematurely, but when it does it comes as a total shock.

I'm always uncomfortable with that notion of setting people up in order to kind of promote, you know, some sort of a face-off.

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss.

Do you get the anger that is out here?

I think being gay is a blessing, and it's something I am thankful for every single day.