Most people would think if you're the prime news anchor, then you should sort of be this Edward R. Murrow, Clark Kent guy with the family and 2.5 kids - or the perky, cute yet smart Katie Couric.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
You'd think if anyone could charm America into caring about the evening news, it would be Katie Couric, the Tri Delt from Virginia who became America's sweetheart on the 'Today' show. But her ratings have been dismal - she comes in last place every week.
I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.
If anyone was talking about journalism in the '50s - it was Edward R.Murrow.
I think Shep Smith is probably the premier anchor/journalist of my generation. He's terrific, and he does the news straight and let the chips fall where they may.
I'm not really much of an actor, so when I started on 'The Daily Show', I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson.
I am a news presenter, a news broadcaster, an anchorman, a managing editor - not a commentator or analyst.
If I had to name my favorite media personality, it would be a tie between Jon Stewart and Trey Parker/Matt Stone. Honest, wise, funny, and right. Sam Sifton was right up there when he was writing food criticism for the 'New York Times.'
You can be a great reporter and not be such a great talk show host.
Someone - a man - advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers.
The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.