Cable penetrates 70 percent of American audiences now.
Tom Brokaw

David Brinkley was an icon of modern broadcast journalism, a brilliant writer who could say in a few words what the country needed to hear during times of crisis, tragedy and triumph.
Tom Brokaw

Don't overstate Fox News. It's still much smaller than the least of the network niches.
Tom Brokaw

I think they are paying a lot more attention to news now, by the way, in part because of national-security issues. A lot of young people have friends or family in the military today.
Tom Brokaw

I'm not going to sit on the porch of the old anchorman's home with a drool cup.
Tom Brokaw

If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church.
Tom Brokaw

It is, I believe, the greatest generation any society has ever produced.
Tom Brokaw

It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about.
Tom Brokaw

It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.
Tom Brokaw

Judy Miller is the most innocent person in this case. I really thought that was outrageous that she was jailed and we needed as journalists to draw a line in the sand in a strong but thoughtful way.
Tom Brokaw

Our obligation at the network is where do we fit into that and how can we best capitalize on that to make sure that our piece of that remains important to those young people.
Tom Brokaw

Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this very difficult passage.
Tom Brokaw

Peter will have a place in this brotherhood forever.
Tom Brokaw

Peter, of the three of us, was our prince. He seemed so timeless. He had such elan and style.
Tom Brokaw

Speaking generally, people who are drawn to journalism are interested in what happens from the ground up less than they are from the top down.
Tom Brokaw

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.
Tom Brokaw

TV is a fickle business. I'm only good for the length of my contract.
Tom Brokaw

What I think is highly inappropriate is what's going on across the Internet, a kind of political jihad against Dan Rather and CBS News that's quite outrageous.
Tom Brokaw

What I think is that Fox has done a very smart job of carving out their place.
Tom Brokaw

What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve.
Tom Brokaw