I met (Franklin) Roosevelt once on the back of a train,

I bet it has been 15 years. Those times are gone.

You know what the compensation is before you decide to run.

I can do whatever I want to. I'm completely independent. NPR over the years began taking itself enormously seriously -- as it should. In the end I was so micromanaged that they were telling me how to pronounce syllables of words.

Murrow would be delighted that there are 24-hour news channels, but disappointed that during prime time all that they would be doing are these shout shows and Larry King instead of doing the news,

If you want anything done well, do it yourself. This is why most people laugh at their own jokes.