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

There's room for a diversity of ages on television.

Choose something you like to do. I know its a cliche, and youve heard it over and over. But the reason is, youre going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.

I think there's value in experience and observations that link past to present.

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

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.

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.