Dick Van Dyke Quotes

I always wanted to be an anchorman, but after college I wound up working behind the scenes at CBS News for 10 years.

Honestly, anchoring the news on a nightly basis is the hardest job I've ever taken on.

I was on morning TV for 10 years in Chicago.

I am the host of 'The Next Revolution' on Fox News.

My goal was to be a network correspondent by the time I was 30.

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.

Anderson Cooper is fine. He is a smart, conscientious guy, and he seems to want his show to produce and highlight good journalism. But he also seems to want to replace Regis, or maybe even Oprah.

I started off wanting very much to be a newscaster.

Anderson Cooper every night dreams about getting my job permanently really.

My dream job is to be the Robin to Anderson Cooper's Batman.

The news anchor is exactly that - an anchor, a center, a focus.

With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite.

I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show.

I don't think very many people would accuse Paula Zahn of being a conservative.

Going from reporter to anchor is like going from wide receiver to quarterback. As anchor, you're running the plays and having the feel of the show - and knowing when to be more upbeat or slow down.

Wolf Blitzer is an excellent reporter, but he's not a star.

When I started in news on the 'Six O'Clock,' I was 36 and felt very inexperienced.

I'm so privileged to sit where Diane Sawyer and Peter Jennings sat.

I've been doing 'America's Newsroom' and lots of other news shows and writing over the years. That's my thing.

Being a 'Blue Peter' presenter is not well paid.

This is the best job in television. I grew up watching the 'Today show.'

I'm a member of the media. I'm America's Anchorman.

I'm going to be the next David Frost.

Katie Couric is one of my favorite people.

I studied journalism at Binghamton University, even interning for NBC's longtime anchor Carol Jenkins. Before graduation, I told my parents I wanted to pursue broadcast journalism.