I worked in three local news markets and in every single one of them, they said: 'You're a lousy anchor. We would love to renew your contract and have you be our lead reporter here, but we're not going to have you anchor.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If someone says you're a reporter and doesn't want you to anchor then you wonder why you worked so hard at it.
Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
The main job requirement for a network-news anchor is thinking it's the only important job in the world. This is a field where solemn gravitas isn't a drawback; it's the whole point.
My job as a television anchor or television reporter is not to proselytize.
The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.
TV journalism is a much more collaborative, horizontal business than print reporting. It has to be, because of the logistics. Anchors are wholly dependent on producers to do all the hustling.
I'm a member of the media. I'm America's Anchorman.
I always wanted to be an anchorman, but after college I wound up working behind the scenes at CBS News for 10 years.
The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.
I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.