I think there is a danger when it comes to fake news because there is some fake news out there, but there's also a danger when you only hear back to you the beliefs you already have.
Every evening, I would excuse myself from playing in the backyard and go inside to watch the evening news... I wanted to get out there and see the world, and as a kid, I knew that Peter Jennings had a thirst and hunger to travel the world, too.
Peter Jennings was the James Bond of evening news, and I always wanted to be that. His evening news was really a conversation with America, and I hope that's something I can achieve.
There's no such thing as alternative facts.
I need to ask the questions the people at home want answered.
I think people do want to cut through the noise, and they do want straight shooters, and they want you to call people out on the facts when the facts are the facts.
A huge part of my life is my job, and that's the highest compliment you can pay to any job.
I wrote to the local news guy when I was 12 years old. I said, 'What do I need to do to be you one day?'
I remember being in New Orleans after Katrina hearing people calling, 'Help me,' and wanting to slide down in the seat of my car because it felt like I was invading their suffering. But I also know that our being there gave them a voice.
When I travel the country, I am often struck by how much we actually have in common. It's much more powerful than how much there is that's reported that divides us.
I think the sensibilities of having grown up in Upstate New York and the concerns, the fears, the hopes of the people there are reflected all over the country.
I think Americans are a lot smarter than many give them credit for.
There's something about a sign-off that seems predictable. I just say whatever comes to my mind, to the pleasure and horror of the control room, I'm sure.
When we get news 24 hours a day, I think people need the evening newscast more than ever.
Not a day goes by when we're not grateful to see that viewers seem to be responding.
I often work seven days a week. I'm not looking for a pat on the back because I love what I do.
If any event teaches you how to perform on no sleep, it's a hurricane.
I think I was always a curious kid.
I think the American people are bombarded with information from all directions, all day long.
Our job every single night is to call out hypocrisy on both sides to make sure we're holding Republicans accountable and Democrats accountable, that we're holding the president accountable for promises made.
