At almost forty years old, I assumed my career on camera was over. And I was certainly given that message by all the TV managers and news directors who passed on me when I was trying to get a job back in the business.

I have mugs of hot water every morning because the studio is cold, and also because it makes my throat sound clearer.

A bad boyfriend is someone you give everything to - you live with him, cook for him, sleep with him - thinking he is going to marry you and then he doesn't. When you are giving your all to a job and not getting credit, your job is a bad boyfriend.

There's always more money to be made.

I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.

I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.

If we can't quantify and communicate our value with confidence, the achievements of the tremendous women before us will have all been for nothing.