I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.

The Warmth of Other Suns is a sweeping and yet deeply personal tale of America's hidden 20th century history - the long and difficult trek of Southern blacks to the northern and western cities. This is an epic for all Americans who want to understand the making of our modern nation.

Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to make sure that our piece of that remains important to those young people.

I always think there are people looking not so much for information as for reassurance and reaffirmation of their views.

Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now.

It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circut our souls. There is no delete button for racism, poverty, or sectarian violence. No key stroke can ever clean the air, save a river, preserve a forest. This transformational new technology must be an extension of our hearts as well as of our mind.

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.