A great deal of our ratings on the morning news are people who died during the night with their TV on.
BOB SCHAFFERWhen Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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The government’s view is that the best time to announce bad news, news that it doesn’t want the public to dwell on is late on a Friday, when it will wind up in the Saturday papers, which if you were readers, then the week day editions. A holiday weekend is even better.
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It’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
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There’s fierce competition between all the networks to get the guest who can bring the most pertinent information about whatever the story of the moment happens to be.
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My bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
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When Sam Snead was asked how to putt, he said, ‘Putt for one hundred dollars’.
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The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.
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Obviously, if the commander makes certain decisions that the reporter thinks is inhibiting his right to report a legitimate story, he has to appeal to the commander’s boss to get that changed.
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But with 9/11, we found that people tended to come back to the networks and the people who had been our core viewers in the past came back and they have stayed with us.
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I always thought writing was the foundation and the basis for journalism in the same way being able to draw is the foundation for art.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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One thing young people have to always keep in mind when deciding what they want to do with their lives is, is it fun? Is it something that I’m interested in? Is it something I enjoy?
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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
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I would love to see the French spending money to restore Iraq.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game. It’s part of our culture, like turkey at Thanksgiving and lights at Christmas, and like those holidays – beyond their meaning – a factor in our economy.
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Once we get them in the studio, you interview a person the same way you would interview another. You ask them a question. You let them answer. You try to listen closely and then ask a follow-up.
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