Pat Mitchell Quotes

I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh.

The function of a newspaper in a democracy is to stand as a sort of chronic opposition to the reigning quacks.

Public broadcasting makes our nation smarter, stronger and, yes, safer.

As our leaders in Washington confront tough decisions about our budget priorities, I urge them to continue federal funding for public broadcasting.

I worked for the BBC for 30 years.

Journalism has become a form of idealism. It is no longer, first and foremost, function, craft, service - it is mission.

TV is one of the biggest mediums, and over time, it will get bigger.

We play politics for the good of our people.

It's fantastic to be associated with television.

I actually love the Discovery Channel.

Television is an important part of how we communicate.

I grew up to believe in public service. It is in the core of who I am.

I'm the TV girl.

Let me be crystal clear: I love doing television.

You would obviously like to be on BBC2, BBC1 all the time.

I have never used my office for anything other than the purpose in which I hold it - to represent the people who sent me to Washington.

I don't like going on TV programmes.

TV is something that I've been interested in for a while. It's a new experience, but I'm excited about it.

Not being part of the BBC with 'Top Gear' any more does pain me, because it's an organisation I approve of.

We would like to be the third-most-watched news channel in the U.K.

Listen, in the same way that politics and government allow people to engage in large issues, media does the same.

I always wanted to have a career in print and as a broadcaster.

I've been working in television for a long time, and I know all aspects of television.

I want to be a late night host and the podcast is a way for me to do longer form interviews and to get better at interviewing.

I'm obsessed with broadcasting.