News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.

In real life, events seem much less dramatic.

Television is intensely personal.

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.