It's been this wonderful kind of unifying factor, ... They're just really proud to represent their towns on television.

The things that people really want aren't the things that are traditionally given away on television.

I have been astonished by the reactions and apparent shame of some of the U.S. television reporters who seemed overwhelmed to discover that there actually is poverty in America, ... They made me want to grab my television and shout 'Hello, dear reporter, yes, America actually does have poor and underprivileged people as well. Hello, yes, the president might well be slow to react but at times like this, that's all that an over-burdened, out-of-touch president can be.

Historically, it's been hard to make the transition from radio to television and from television to radio. They involve different psychologies. But he's a talented guy, and I think this is a smart way for him to go.

Cutting edge, breakthrough, television. That's what we want to do.

Americans spend an average of 29 hours a week watching television ... which means in a typical life span we devote 13 uninterrupted years to our TV sets! ... Cutting down just an hour a day would provide extra years of life — for music and family, exercise and reading, conversation and coffee.