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“In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?”
“The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying.”
“News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.”
“Being a novelty had its advantages.”
“Television is intensely personal.”
“Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.”
“In interviews I gave early on in my career, I was quoted as saying it was possible to have it all: a dynamic job, marriage, and children. In some respects, I was a social adolescent.”
“The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.”
“It is my belief that one's salary is between an individual and the IRS.”
“Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time.”
“Although I was entirely relaxed on camera, if I had to stand up and say something to an assembled group of people, I was rendered all but inarticulate.”
“The code of the road is, if there is anything to eat, eat; if there is a place to sit, sit; if there is a restroom, go.”
“One reason I left local news was that I was tired of the constant musical chairs among news directors.”
“The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.”
“When for so long you can't get a job for reasons that seem specious, you you finally do have it, you are constantly afraid of losing it.”
“Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.”
“In real life, events seem much less dramatic.”
“Men still control the news, both on and off camera.”
“For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.”
“By far my most perilous assignment was covering a tank car explosion.”