My mother is Ukrainian. She immigrated to the U.S. from Canada as a child.
BOB SCHAFFERMy bladder cancer was related to smoking, and I think smoking kills people.
More Bob Schaffer Quotes
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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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The recent history of Ukraine is replete with dead journalists, beaten journalists, news agencies being shut down, and politicians being injured or killed. Most are killed in mysterious auto accidents.
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I had the chance to make every possible mistake and figure out a way to recover from it.
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The truth is the Super Bowl long ago became more than just a football game.
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They’ve asked me to do this temporarily. I don’t know what temporarily means. Life is temporary.
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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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It is unlikely Yanukovich won. If he did, his government made it impossible to determine.
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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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And as a result, I guess I’m just kind of a rubberneck. I’m kind of a – someone who likes to see things and likes to see these events and talk to the people who make them happen. But I don’t think journalists are as important as the people they cover.
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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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But if you don’t enjoy doing something, you’ll be miserable no matter how much money you make.
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It’s getting the right person that’s the challenge.
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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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But, you know, they’re glad to see you when you show up to cover the football game. Nobody is ever glad to see a police reporter when he shows up.
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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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