I've come to recognize what I call my 'inside interests.' Telling stories. And helping people tell their stories is a sort of interpersonal gardening. My work at NBC News was to report the news but in hindsight I often tried to look for some insight to share that might spark a moment of recognition in a viewer.
I think the success of a talk show depends on how true it is to the...
'Good Morning America' exploited Joan Lunden's pregnancy but you won't see...
Most of us in the baby-boom generation were raised by full-time mothers. Even...
I think my children know that Mother's priority is to be with them first. But...
In the beginning when I sat next to Tom Brokaw on the 'Today' show the...
AARP knows the future is bright for a generation that's going to remain...
This may sound funny but as much as the 'Today' show matured me it also was...
I would like to prove that on TV everyday lives can be as compelling as the...
My parents had an experience of life that is as opposite to mine as you can...
I envy people with dreams and passions but I don't think that way. I still...
Overall the anarchy was the most creative of all periods of Japanese culture...
My hobbies are cooking and gardening especially growing orchids. I love...
My favorite hobby is being alone. I like to be alone. I also like dancing...
I put quite a few trees in last autumn. A lot of silver birch and a couple of...
Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art from writing to...
Many talk about a guest worker program. I think most reasonable people...
The space and light up there in Norfolk is wonderfully peaceful. I find...
I'm not surfing much anymore but I love hiking and gardening and I'm always...
Gardening has just sort of grown on me. I find it therapeutic. And I like...