Peter Jennings was at the forefront of reporting on the dangers of smoking and tobacco throughout his career, and we are committed to carrying on his work. |
The competition is very stiff. Brian Williams has proved himself as a credible news anchor (at NBC), and Bob Schieffer has done the same (at CBS). But as Peter and Tom (Brokaw) and Dan have always said about the competition, it makes us all better. |
The situation that is affecting the communities that we are operating in is affecting us, ... The fuel shortages, the water shortages, the lack of sleeping space is something that we're all dealing with. |
There are a ton of angles yet to be pursued or that we will continue to pursue. There's still a large question of how many people died and how they determine it, and why did so many people die. |
There are limitations, obviously. They have a huge responsibility in the mornings. We have to be realistic about the amount of time we expect from them. |
They constantly trot out 'Oprah' to explain their falling numbers, but the fact is that the program does not lead into 'World News Tonight' in any market in the country. |
This is what we intend to do with 'World News Tonight' going forward. It's about giving them a real sense up close of the big stories of our time. |
We are revolutionizing the way the evening news is delivered. |
We have learned first-hand the dangers of smoking and the tragedy of lung cancer, |
We haven't had the advantage of having a real transition. It's a long-term project for us. |
we instinctively hear his voice and think he's going to walk down the hall at any moment, telling us to do that story or do this story or do it this way; he was such a force on this broadcast. |
We've always said we chose to have two anchors because we needed them. I think we proved it [last] week. They were doing two people's work. |
We've been wanting to do it for a while, we talked about it more seriously after Peter passed away. |
What we do costs an enormous amount of money: Iraq , Katrina, Rita. In order to pay for all that, we need to perform in the key demo. It's how we make our money. It's how the broadcasts are sold. |
What's happening to us is nothing. It's a blip compared to the tragedy that has occurred, ... We do the best that we can, and we try to stay focused on the real nature of the disaster, which is an unimaginable horror for tens of thousands of people who are homeless or who have lost loved ones. |