In college, I got interested in news because the world was coming apart. The civil rights movement, the antiwar movement, the women's right movement. That focused my radio ambitions toward news.

The difference between a friend and an acquaintance is that a friend helps; an acquaintance merely advises.

It's also a more personal medium. It seems to go directly to one's brain. There are no pictures to distract.

Some are pre-taped interviews because maybe we can't get that person live or maybe we're not sure it's going to work out right so we tape it an hour in advance.

I go home by noon, and I'm in bed by 6 p.m. I get up at 1 and do it again.

People are always ready to admit a man's ability after he gets there.

I've never been able to predict the future of anything.