I am still so busy with the Compassion Club. I have been a feeder of the Compassion Club's cats for years. They really need our help and protection more than ever.

Showing cats is addictive. All you need is one rosette and you're hooked.

If you have a Jack Russell terrier you're not gonna let them run and play with your neighbor's cats. If you have a border collie you're not going to let them run in the playground because they're going to nip at children's ankles.

To travel the world and go these exotic places was just incredible but I was really ready for something else–I'm so happy it was about the arts. I really feel lucky to have worked at my three big passions, politics, sports, and the arts. My mantra has always been making the arts accessible to all. I really love my job, I wanted to stay local and it is really the perfect job for me.

It was very forgiving at that time, there were a lot for women in the sport and covering it. It is the hardest sport to cover in terms of accessibility–there are no teams and some players just don't have any incentive to talk to the press–but there were great people to work with.

This was after Watergate and everybody wanted to be an investigative journalist and there were just no jobs available.