...There were also high school and college teachers who inspired me.Journalistic mentors included David Brinkley, Frank McGee and Sander Vanocur. These accomplished broadcast journalists started small and seemed to succeed without much, if...

...Television's best-known interviewer once had to wait until the fourth question to talk. When Barbara Walters was paired with Frank McGee on the "Today" show in 1971, McGee insisted -- and NBC management agreed -- that he would ask the first three questions...