I can't say I'm happy to be talking about John Ritter and his passing. In my 21 years of Entertainment Tonight, this really was one of the most shocking and sad things to have happened.

Many have been with the show for years, and they have sources in the business, so we do know things, but until it is verified, we don't run with the story.

The sad thing is most people have to check with someone before they do the things that make them happy. We're all passing through; the least we can do is be happy, and the only way to do that is by being selfish.

I don't know why it happened the way it happened tonight.

It's incredible what happened tonight, ... I gave everything as I ran the 5000 meters. I was so happy that we couldn't find the right words. But we didn't need them.

I can't think of a major story that we have broken that was incorrect. But we have had to correct some things that were false; we have had to retract things.