Kristen Welker Quotes

For a long time, I thought, 'I'm not a TV presenter,' but now I realise there's no typical route into this business.

I was a sportscaster right out of school. I used to do the nightly newscast and the nightly sportscast and I would write, produce, do live shots. Yeah, I loved it. That's how I cut my teeth in the business.

I've been very lucky, this is my 30th year on TV.

I grew up with 'The Denver Post' and the 'Golden Transcript.' There was never a moment that I thought I'd work at the 'New York Times.' My goal, starting out, was just to see if I could be a journalist.

When I got to 'Saturday Night Live,' it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long time to figure stuff out.

I did host the Jim Rome show with Jerry Ferrara for three hours when he was on vacation. Three hours is a long time. Think about how long that is. It was tricky, but it was a great experience.

I never thought, growing up, I'd be a TV host.

I had gone to work for 'Newsweek', left 'Newsweek' and went to work for 'Vanity Fair,' and then went back to 'Newsweek'. I came back to 'SI' as a contract writer.

I've been so fortunate in my career and my own life just to have all these opportunities, and the talk show has always been one of my favorite formats.

I'd like to think that every job and every step I've taken progressed more and more toward the career that I've wanted to have.

I graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with degrees in journalism and Spanish in 2001 and landed my first on-air job in Charlottesville, Va.

My job, live television, broadcasting, there's mania involved in there, too, but it's the good stuff.

Partnering up with the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour marks a milestone moment in my career.

My background is in broadcast television - I used to be a travel host for BBC, Discovery, and National Geographic.

I've now done virtually everything there is to do in TV presenting: I've done sport shows, comedy shows, and I'm now doing music, which is great for me.

I'm a television presenter, television is my first love.

I'm a retired media executive.

I feel like I've grown up, not only at NBC, but also at 'Today.'

I didn't have the ambition to be a broadcaster. I was going to be a newspaper reporter the rest of my life, but that opportunity came along.

I think definitely 'Robot 2' is a milestone in my career.

I've played for England Under-21s, in the Under-20 World Cup and I've been part of the play-offs in the Championship. But in terms of helping my career and getting me ready, going to Cheltenham Town was a massive experience.

For me, at a very young age, I knew I wanted to be in the entertainment industry; I wanted to be an announcer. I was very smitten at an early age with the voice I heard coming from a radio.

For me, broadcasting is a job and I've only ever seen it as a job. I turn up, do the job and go home.

If my career isn't moving ahead I may consider TV.

I was a late bloomer on the career front.