I hadn't realized until I covered the police beat just how seedy crime is.
In the beginning, my mother humored me when I told her I wanted to be a reporter.
Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.
The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.
I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.
When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.