For many years, I did my best to report on the issues of the day in as objective a manner as possible. When I had my own strong opinions, as I often did, I tried not to communicate them to my audience.

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.

Interviewing friends is a tough one. Your duty to the interview must transcend your friendship. Occasionally you'll lose a friend.

We are on the precipice of being so ignorant that our democracy is threatened.

There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free.

For many years, I did my best to report on the issues of the day in as objective a manner as possible. When I had my own strong opinions, as I often did, I tried not to communicate them to my audience. Now, however, my circumstances are different. I am in a position to speak my mind. And that is what I propose to do.

I think he [composer Joe Raposo] was the first man who kissed me on the cheek.