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HAAS TALKS ABOUT HIS ROLE IN THE WORLD IN HIS BOOK. . |
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MY EGO HAS ALWAYS OPERATED ON ALL CYLINDERS. |
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YEAH. AND YOUR POINT ON THAT BEING WHAT? |
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WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT? |
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BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. I THINK IT'S -- IT GIVES PEOPLE AN INSIGHT INTO NOT ONLY WHAT I'M DOING BUT ALSO... |
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WHEN DID YOU DISCOVER YOU HAD AN EGO? |
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I CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME, BRIAN, WHEN I DID NOT KNOW. BEING ABLE TO SPELL THE WORD. I SUPPOSE AS A... |
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WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? |
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HASTINGS, NEW YORK. IT'S GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS A SUBURB OF NEW YORK CITY. IT IS A SMALL TOWN THAT'S... |
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HOW MANY IN THE FAMILY? WHAT DID YOUR PARENTS DO? |
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MY PARENTS, MY SISTER AND WERE AND ARE THE FAMILY. THE FOLKS ARE BOTH RETIRED. MY FATHER IS AN ARCHITECT.... |
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NOW YOU TOLD SOMETHING YOU HAD SIGNED 14 CONTRACTS IN YOUR 27 YEARS OF PROFESSIONALISM? |
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CNN. I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOW. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BEFORE THE FIRST ONE OR... |
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CORNELL COMES UP OFTEN IN A SPEECH YOU GAVE IN 1998 WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT MORAL FORCE. |
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YEAH. A PHRASE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL. ONE OF THE EARLIER SPEECHES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. A PHRASE... |
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SO YOU STOOD BEFORE THAT STUDENT BODY IN 1998. WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE WORLD AND WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP... |
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I WAS ON AT 8:00 EASTERN TIME ON MSNBC. I DID A PROGRAM CALLED "THE BIG SHOW." I HAD LEFT ESPN TO... |
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WAS THAT THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THAT PARTICULAR RELATIONSHIP? |
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NO. THIS IS LATE MAY OF 1998. I HAD BEEN SAYING THEM SINCE THE MIDDLE OF APRIL THAT I THOUGHT WE... |
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SOLD YOU? |
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SOLD ME. I WAS -- AL MICHAELS WAS TRADED BY ABC FOR SOME OLD CARTOONS. I WAS SOLD BY DICK EBERSOL,... |
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THEY PAY YOU $1 MILLION TO SELL YOU? |
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NO, NO. FOX GAVE NBC NEWS WAS $1 MILLION. WHAT WAS BETWEEN ME AND FOX WAS A NEGOTIATED DEAL. I WAS... |
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MSNBC MAY QUARL WITH THIS. -- QUARREL WITH THIS. THEY HAD A BIG NAME, TOM BROKAW. |
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YEAH. |
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YEAH. |
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30,000 PEOPLE SOMETIMES. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CALLED THE DEATH OF PRINCESS DI HAPPENED. FIVE STRAIGHT... |
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EVEN WHEN THE RATINGS DID NOT GO THAT HIGH, THE RECOGNITION FACTOR WHAT MSNBC WAS WENT THROUGH THE... |
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ED GORDON. |
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THEY JUST SAID, NO, WE NEED A LIVE SHOW INSTEAD. LET'S GET THIS SPORTSCASTER GUY. I CAME TO THAT ROLE... |
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QUOTE KEITH OLBERMANN, I LOATHE FOX. |
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I DO. I WORKED THERE. I HAD AN IDEA BEFORE I WORKED THERE WHAT THEY WERE DOING TO THE NEWS BUSINESS.... |
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LET ME RUN A CLIP. ROGER ALES, LET'S WATCH WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. |
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I THINK FOX NEWS HAS CONGRESSIONAL THE SCENE AND IDENTIFIED ITSELF AS FAIR AND BALANCE. WE TRY TO... |
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CONTAINED IN THAT -- AND YOU CAN -- WE PLAY IT SEVERAL TIMES, WELL, NOW HERE -- WHAT HE JUST SAID... |
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GOT SOME OTHER QUOTES ABOUT FOX FROM YOU. |
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YES. THEY ARE SOMEWHAT SELF-DESTRUCTIVE AND THAT'S THE BEST HOPE FOR MANKIND RELATIVELY TO THEM.... |
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MORE QUOTES. THIS IS ABOUT RIVER MURDOCH. |
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YEAH. THAT'S PROBABLYLY -- THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE. THEY SOMETIMES MISS. THERE'S A FEW HOURS IN A ROW... |
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DOESN'T THIS WORK FOR BOTH OF YOU? |
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I DON'T THINK SO. I HAVEN'T -- I HAVEN'T MET A LOT OF FLYING MONKEYS AT NBC NEWS. I HAVE MET PEOPLE... |
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HAVE YOU EVER DONE THAT? |
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WELL, I WAS GOING TO WALK AWAIVE FROM THE NBC NEWS CONTRACT. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT WE HAD THE FOX... |
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DIDN'T FOX SPORTS PAY YOU TO SIT ON THE SIDELINES FOR THREE, FOUR YEARS? |
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YEAH. |
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HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? |
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YOU ASKED ME HOW MANY CONTRACTS I SIGNED AND MENTIONING MY EGO, I THINK THEY BELIEVE IF THEY TOOK... |
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WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT YOU. WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL LIFE. ARE YOU MARRIED? |
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I AM SINGLE. I AM A 47-YEAR-OLD BACHELOR. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I AM PROUD OF. IT'S WORKED OUT THAT... |
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YOU WANT TO TRY THE INTERNET? WHERE DO YOU LIVE? |
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I LIVE MERE IN NEW YORK. THIS IS MY HOMETOWN. I'VE LIVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES. I WAS IN LOS... |
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KTLA. TELEVISION. |
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YEAH. |
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AND THEN KNX RADIO. |
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SIMULTANEOUS. AND THEN AT KCBS. I WORKED AT THE CBS STATION IN LOS ANGELES. |
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I THINK IT WAS 1981 THAT I WANT YOU TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. AND THAT IS GETTING YOUR HEAD CAUGHT... |
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OK. WELL, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO REFRESH -- |
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BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY CHANGED |
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YES. THAT PHRASE -- YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE PHRASE, DON'T RUN FOR A TRAIN, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE ANOTHER... |
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HOW HAS IT AFFECTED YOUR WORK? |
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I THINK IT HAS MADE ME SLIGHTLY CRAZY. IT MIGHT HAVE IMPROVED MY SIN TAX. IT IMPROVED MY HEARING.... |
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YOU DON'T DRIVE? |
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NO. I LIVED IN L.A. FOR 10 YEARS. I HAD FRIENDS COMING UP SAYING, CAN YOU SHOW ME HOW TO DO THAT?... |
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WHAT DID YOU DO IN L.A.? |
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IN L.A. IT'S A BUYERS MARKET WHEN IT COMES TO CABS. YOU CALL AND ASK FOR A CAB, THEY SAY WHAT COLOR... |
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SOMEBODY TUNING IN RIGHT NOW SEES KEITH OLBERMANN ON THE PROGRAM, I WANT TO RUN THE OPENING OF YOUR... |
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WHICH OF THESE STORIES WILL YOU BE TALKING ABOUT TOMORROW? THE VICTIM OF THE HUNTING ACCIDENT IS OUT... |
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REGARDLESS OF HOW EXPERIENCED, CAREFUL AND DEDICATED WE ARE, ACCIDENTS DO AND WILL HAPPEN. AND THAT'S... |
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SATURDAY, RIGHT? YOU MEANT SATURDAY, NOT FRIDAY? AND THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE HUNTING ACCIDENT,... |
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THANKFULLY HARRY WHITTINGTON IS ON THE MEND AND DOING WELL. |
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DOING BETTER, CLEARLY, THAN THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO HARRY. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? |
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AS YOU KNOW, ANYBODY WATCHING THIS WILL SEE BIAS RIGHT THERE. |
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OF COURSE. |
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SHOULD THEY? |
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ALL I CAN SAY IS, I WOULD THINK THAT WERE THAT VICE PRESIDENT LIEBERMAN HAVING SHOT SOMEBODY HERE... |
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WHO INVENTED "COUNTDOWN"? |
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THE IDEA WAS NEAL SHAPIRO? HE HAD A SHOW CALLED "COUNTDOWN TO IRAQ," AND HE LIKED THE CONCEPT OF IT.... |
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WHICH -- HOW MUCH DO YOU GET TO SAY? |
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AS MUCH AS I WANT. FOR SOME REASON AFTER 25 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTING, WHICH PEOPLE HAVE... |
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HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE? |
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NO MORE THAN ABOUT A DOZEN OF US. |
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AND HOW MUCH OF IT DO YOU WRITE? |
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IT VARIES. I HAVE WRITTEN AS. AS 100%. I HAVE LITERALLY WRITTEN EVERY WORD IN A ONE-HOUR NEWSCAST... |
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30 SECONDS FROM THAT PROGRAM. |
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GOOD EVENING. WHERE IN THE HELL DO THESE CRAZY TIN FOIL HAT PEOPLE GET THESE CONSPIRACY THEORIES FROM?... |
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LITTLE BIT OF ACTING THERE. |
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IT'S TELEVISION SHOW. WHAT I'M FINDING NOW THERE'S A REAL RELUCTANCE, AS MUCH AS THE TELEVISION NEWS... |
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YOU WERE QUOTED AS SAYING -- MY ATTENTION SPAN HAS BEEN SHORTENED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. |
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I USED TO SIT THERE AS A KID AND WATCH THE HOUR-LONG LOCAL NEWS IN NEW YORK FOLLOWED BY THE NETWORK... |
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YOU BLOG. |
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YES. |
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EXPLAIN THAT TO SOMEONE THAT'S NEVER BEEN INVOLVED. |
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WELL, IT'S A KIND OF SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF WRITING A SERIES OF COLUMNS THAT APPEAR ONLINE OR EXTENSIONS... |
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HOW OFTEN DO YOU BLOG? |
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IT'S DIMINISHED RECENTLY BECAUSE I PICKED UP SOME ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. I STARTED DOING SPORTS... |
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RECENTLY THERE WAS A LOT OF COPY ABOUT YOUR QUARRELING WITH RICK CAPLIN, YOUR BOSS OVER THERE AT MSNBC... |
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YES. |
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EXPLAIN THAT. |
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TWO THINGS HAPPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. I HAD A CANCER SCARE. I HAD BEEN A SMOKER FOR 27 YEARS. CIGARS... |
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HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN THERE? |
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IT HAD BEEN THERE A GOOD LONG TIME. MY DENTIST SAW IT ONE DAY AND SAID, IS THIS NEW? I SAID, NO.... |
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IT WASN'T AN ATTACK ABOUT YOU OR ON YOU? |
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NO. HE'S -- IF HE'S NOT THE BIGGEST FAN WITHIN MSNBC. HE'S DOING A VERY GOOD IMPRESSION OF IT. HE'S... |
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TALKING ABOUT THE THREE TOP NEWSMAKERS. |
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OH. |
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NUMBER THREE, HSU YI-LING. IS NOW OFFERING CONVICTED DRUNK DRIVERS, THE STANDARD CASH FINE OR MAJAN.... |
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NOW THE THING THAT IS -- ANYBODY THAT WATCHED IT FOR YEARS YOU SEE THERE AT THE END THE TRADEMARK... |
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I WISH I KNEW. IT STARTED WITH THE WADDING UP OF THE PAPER AT THE END OF THE SHOW. THAT, I THINK THERE... |
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IS IT TRUE THAT YOU HAVE RECORDED 50% OF THE PROGRAMS YOU'VE DONE IN YOUR LIFE ON TAPE? |
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NOT INCLUDING THE "SPORTSCENTERS" THE ESPN SHOWS, THAT'S OVER 50%. THE ESPN WAS DIFFICULT TO TIME... |
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WHY DO YOU DO IT? |
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BECAUSE WE ARE IN A FAST BUSINESS. NO ONE IS DOING IT. IT'S AN OLD HABIT OF MINE DATING BACK TO CHILDHOOD... |
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WHERE DO YOU KEEP THEM ALL? |
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I HAVE A STORAGE LOCKER. I HAVE A STORAGE FACILITY THAT MUST HAVE 200 OR 300 V.H.S. TAPES IN IT. ... |
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IF YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE SOMETHING ON A TOMESTONE, HE WAS A -- I'LL JUST ASSUME THAT YOU CONSIDER... |
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WELL -- |
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HE WAS A GREAT NEWSCASTER, HE WAS A GREAT SPORTSCASTER, HE WAS A GREAT COMEDIAN. |
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I WOULD PUT ON PROBABLY FINISHED ON TIME AGAIN. BUT I -- THAT WOULD BE THE BEST ONE. I DON'T KNOW.... |
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DID YOU HAVE SOMEONE AS YOU WERE GROWING UP IN THE BUSINESS THAT YOU WANTED TO IMMOLATE? I MEAN --... |
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LOTS OF THEM, SURE. |
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NAME SOMEONE. |
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REALLY, TRULY IN TERMS OF BROADCASTING, JUST AN IDEA OF HOW TO DO A BROADCAST, BOB AND RAY WERE PERFECT.... |
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WHO ELSE? |
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JIM BOWDEN WHO WAS A BASEBALL PLAYER WHO TOLD A JOKE WHICH TAUGHT ME. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE AIR... |
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SO IF SOMEBODY IS A NEWBIE TO YOUR SHOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WATCHING THIS PROGRAM? GIVE THEM SOME HINTS... |
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SOMEBODY ONCE SAID WHEN I WAS DOING SPORTS IN LOS ANGELES THAT IT WAS THE ONLY SPORTS BROADCAST WHEREIN... |
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YOU HAVE MADE BILL O'REILLY WORST PERSON OF THE WEEK. |
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WORST PERSON OF THE WORLD. |
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OVER 15 TIMES. HERE'S -- IT'S A FAIRLY LONG SEGMENT. A MINUTE AND 14 SECONDS OF THIS THING CALLED... |
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JENNIFER SILVA, A TEACHER IN KATY, TEXAS. SHE TOLD HER CLASS IF THEY DIDN'T SETTLE DOWN SHE WOULD... |
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU WITHIN DOING THIS? |
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STARTED THAT, I THINK, SOMETIME EARLY LAST YEAR, MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, SOMETIME IN JUNE. I HAD BEEN... |
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BILL O'REILLY? |
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FREQUENTLY. |
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FREQUENTLY. |
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IS IT FAIR TO SAY YOU HATE THE MAN OR IS THIS -- IS IT JUST AN ACT? |
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SOMEBODY ASKED ME THE OTHER DAY IF HE WAS -- IF IT SEEMED TO ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO RETIRE SOON OR... |
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YOU EVER MET HIM? |
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NOT REALLY. WE WERE BOTH AT A CHARITY DINNER. IT WAS A WEERNEDFUL THING. MY FRIEND JOE TORRE, HE'S... |
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I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER SEEN THIS FACT ABOUT ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL. THREE OF THE FOUR PLANES THAT... |
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THIS DAY I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STATISTICS ARE AGAINST THAT. |
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HOW LONG DID IT TAKE FOR YOU TO FIND OUT THAT FACT? |
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WELL, ONE OF -- ONE OF THEM WAS A REGULAR GUEST ON THE SHOWS, BOTH THAT I DID AND OTHER PEOPLE DID... |
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BARBARA. |
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WE KNEW THAT BECAUSE SHE WAS ON THE CELL PHONE BEFORE THE PLANE WENT INTO THE PENTAGON. AND THAT WAS... |
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DID 9/11 HAVE ANY LASTING IMPACT ON YOU, DO YOU THINK? |
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IT MUST HAVE. |
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YES. |
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ON THE KIND OF WORK YOU DO? |
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YES. I KNEW BEFOREHAND, I WAS BACK IN SPORTS AND I WAS VERY COMFORTABLE IN IT. AND I'M BACK IN SPORTS,S... |
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WE HAVE ABOUT A MINUTE LEFT. THERE IS A QUOTE -- ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES THAT I FOUND AT ESPN, MIKE... |
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THIS IS AFTER I LEFT, IN FACT. |
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HE DIDN'T BURN HIS BRIDGES HERE. HE NAPALMED IT. |
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I SAID, NO. I'M BURNING THE BRIDGES AND THE RIVER. I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO DID THAT. |
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DID YOU TAKE A SHOT? |
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NO. THAT'S THE IMPRESSION THAT PEOPLE GET. IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. I SEND A LOT OF MEMOS. BUT... |
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UNDER THIS WORK, ARE YOU |
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SOMETIMES. NOT THAT MUCH. I USUALLY FIND THAT THE HUMOR IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE WEAPON. IT STAYS WITH... |
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WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO IN THIS BUSINESS THAT YOU HAVEN'T? |
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PROBABLY STAY AND WORK ONE PLACE FOR 25 YEARS. |
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HAVE YOU FOUND IT? |
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I DON'T KNOW. I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL. |
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THANKS, KEITH. |
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MY PLEASURE, BRIAN. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
