Anchor, NBC Nightly News
TODAY, Weekend Edition Co-Anchor


1. Someone once dared me to go skydiving. As long as the wings are attached and the engines are turning, I ain’t jumpin’.


2. The story that moved me the most was covering the famine and strife in Somalia during the 90’s.  Sadly things there haven’t gotten any better.


3. After all the stories I’ve covered, I think the most important change the world needs is National “Time Out” days. There’s too much anger out there. Maybe we’d be better off if we had to all stand in the corner in the heat of big social and political debates.


4. Lamest advice I ever received _ A former financial advisor convinced me I could do well by investing in feature films.  Never saw that money again, but I think you can still rent the films on Netflix.


5. Wish I had more time to hook up with a jazz trio and play gigs around town with my bass.


6. This week my guilty pleasure has been double “shack burger” and camel shake at Shake Shack in New York


7. On my bucket list is to learn to speak another language. And so I just started Italian lessons.