I don't know what makes a good feature story. I've always assumed that if it was a story that interested or amused me, that it would have the same impact on other people.

TV critics, who traditionally hate television and make their living writing about it, often didn't like what I did on the air.

I'm not any kind of social reformer.

It's that enthusiasm, that passion for what you're doing, that is most important.

I used to think that driving, sleepless, ambitious labor was what you needed to succeed.

I did stories about unexpected encounters, back roads, small towns and ordinary folk, sometimes doing something a little extraordinary.

It does no harm just once in a while to acknowledge that the whole country isn't in flames, that there are people in the country besides politicians, entertainers, and criminals.