Never refuse an assignment except when there is a conflict of interest, a potential of danger to you or your family, or you hold a strongly biased attitude about the subject under focus.

You can easily die racing to cover a bank robbery as you can in a war zone.

When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show.

By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.

Mistakes are not always the result of someone's ineptitude.

The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

My most lucrative job in college was a stint as the regional Dodge Girl.