Bill Kurtis

“Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading.”

“Think of it: television producers joining with newspapers to tell stories. It's journalism of the future. Advertising will follow the crowd - the 'crowd' being viewers and readers, of course, which could bring revenue back into journalism.”

“A journalist enjoys a privileged position. In exchange for not being able to participate in the rough-and-tumble issues of a community, we are given license to observe it all, based on the understanding that we'll tell everyone what happens fairly and squarely. That's harder than it sounds.”

“I believe that young people are looking for answers to the big questions just like everyone else, and that they respect intelligent comment to help guide them through tough times.”

“With news, especially investigative pieces, you've got to be really smart and really lucky to be timely and to not get beaten by the big guys. You can't go head-to-head with the networks.”

“There's room for a diversity of ages on television.”

“My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end.”

“I've been producing documentaries on global warming for 20 years and have seen the early warnings of extreme weather events come true.”

“I think I'm so old I'm in. We call it the 'Tony Bennett Syndrome.' For some reason, young people think I'm cool.”

“The prediction that glaciers will be gone from Glacier National Park has been moved up by 10 years to 2020, the same year it's predicted the Arctic Sea will be ice-free in the summer.”

“You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo.”

“In L.A., everyone is competing for the next job, and in New York, it's pretty much the same thing: competing for a better job.”

“I travel so much on stories, so I don't take vacation much, but one place I go back to again and again is my ranch.”

“Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.”

“'Frontline' does 10 news shows a year, so one a week is quite an undertaking.”

“I'd like 'Morning News' to become a great first edition electronic newspaper, so that the 'New York Times' will want to watch us.”

“That's the reason I left the networks. I wanted to write and report and coanchor.”

“There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that.”

“I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.”

“People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.”