“It would have been very easy to put Brian in some area that would appear to be the end of the world, and he was one gust from being blown away. We're not in the business of showboating.”
“I don't think Mr. Rather was reckless, ... Just as they broke the mold when they made him in Texas, I think they broke the mold (for his type of hurricane coverage) when Dan retired.”
“We believe that this story has so many elements to it and it's going to be so far-reaching that it was only appropriate to establish a bureau there. We have deployed enormous resources to that whole region, and this was a natural progression from there.”
“This is a real commitment, and we are going to do this for a substantial amount of time. I'm not going to put an end date on it because there is no way of knowing how long this is going to be needed.”