A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds.

There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that.

If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.

Movie stars and singers never fully pass away because their images are replayed on film and recordings, over and over.

I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.

That's the reason I left the networks. I wanted to write and report and coanchor.

The most frightening interview I've ever done was with Dr. Lonnie Thompson of The Ohio State University on the subject of global warming.