David Brinkley — American Journalist born on July 10, 1920, died on June 11, 2003

David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997... (wikipedia)

Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty.
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.
People have the illusion that all over the world, all the time, all kinds of fantastic things are happening. When in fact, over most of the world, most of the time, nothing is happening.
I'm not a very good advertisement for the American school system.