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

People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.

The one important thing you do as boss is you set the standard. The minute you go in and say 'we'll let it go this time,' you set a new standard, which is lower. So you cannot do that.

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.

I've been producing documentaries on global warming for 20 years and have seen the early warnings of extreme weather events come true.

In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job.

Frontline' does 10 news shows a year, so one a week is quite an undertaking.