I always wanted to be an anchorman, but after college I wound up working behind the scenes at CBS News for 10 years.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.
My degree was in education, but the idea of being a teacher lost out to being a reporter. I worked at a newspaper for a while, then went to New York and worked in PR at RCA and NBC, and at 'The United States Steel Hour,' a drama series.
Well I just always wanted to be a newspaper reporter.
I'm a member of the media. I'm America's Anchorman.
When I finished grad school, I sort of fell into journalism. Someone mentioned that there was an entry-level job at the Reuters News Agency. I applied, and, to my amazement, I got the job.
I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.
I recognize that I had a good deal of good luck in my life. I came along at a time when it was pretty easy to get a job in journalism. I went to work at CBS News when I was about 22, and within a year or so was reporting on the air.
I never wanted to be an anchor for 25 years, and suddenly I wanted to be one.
My role at NBC was president of 'NBC News.' I had that role for eight years.
I always wanted to be some kind of writer or newspaper reporter. But after college... I did other things.