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If you don't have the rights, you can't do the show.

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One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?

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But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.

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But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me.

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I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.

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I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television.

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I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a half-million dollars for a half day's programming.

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I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have I.

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I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air.

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I think people tuned in a lot to see Barbara when she first came here and they just didn't like the show they saw. I think it was dull. It was sterile.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: July 8th, 1931

Died: December 5th, 2002

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