It’s June 1991, and I’m starting a new job as a reporter for the ABC affiliate in Dallas, WFAA-TV. It’s intimidating as hell because the station’s reputation in the industry is stellar, and I’m not sure I can measure up. After all, not long after my first day there, I’m watching PBS and seeing the man who hired me — legendary news director Marty Haag, now deceased — accept a Columbia/duPont Award for the station’s coverage of the first Persian Gulf war.
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Posted by: Renay San Miguel February 20, 2009 08:00 AMIt’s June 1991, and I’m starting a new job as a reporter for the ABC affiliate in Dallas, WFAA-TV. It’s intimidating as hell because the station’s reputation in the industry is stellar, and I’m not sure I can measure up. After all, not long after my first day there, I’m watching PBS and seeing the man who hired me — legendary news director Marty Haag, now deceased — accept a Columbia/duPont Award for the station’s coverage of the first Persian Gulf war.