Connie Chung

On her childhood and early influences; on how she got the name Connie; on her parents' move from China to the U.S.

On her family acclimating to the U.S.; on her father becoming an accountant; on being quiet as a child; on wanting to be a ballet dancer and being a diligent student; on attending the University of Maryland; on a summer internship for a Congressman and getting interested in journalism

On watching television as a kid; on wanting to watch Texaco Star Theater and having to watch Life is Worth Living instead; on her college years; on getting a job as a copy person at TV station WTTG Washington and becoming newsroom secretary; on becoming a news writer and an on-air reporter; on getting hired at CBS News; on experiencing racism in the newsroom; on her colleagues at the Washington Bureau at CBS News; on stories she was assigned at the beginning of her career at CBS News

On feeling like she had finally made it; on covering Governor McGovern during the 1972 presidential campaign; on getting more on-camera time; on working with Walter Cronkite; on being recognized

On covering Vietnam, Capitol Hill, Watergate and the 1972 election for CBS; on a mentor of hers at The Washington Post; on covering Vice-President Rockefeller; on her on-camera persona; on leaving CBS to anchor local LA news and becoming more relaxed on-camera

On adjusting to life in Los Angeles; on Grant Tinker encouraging her to join NBC's news division; on becoming a Correspondent for NBC News in NY; on her appearances on Late Night with David Letterman; on Walter Cronkite appearing on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; on appearing on Murphy Brown; on covering elections with Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor; on filling in for Jane Pauley on Today; on Howard Stringer hiring her to do a news show with Andy Lack at CBS

On being asked to co-anchor CBS Evening News with Dan Rather; on adopting a baby with husband Maury Povich; on covering the Oklahoma City bombing; on women anchoring the news

On magazine shows she's done; on stories on silicone breast implants and one on Bangladesh; on Roone Arledge hiring her to come to ABC; on interviews when she was co-anchoring CBS Evening News with Dan Rather; on criticism of her interview with Newt Gingrich's mother

On her interview with Newt Gingrich's mother, contd.; on where she was on 9/11; on leaving ABC for CNN; on Weekends with Maury and Connie with husband Maury Povich

On then-current projects; on her son; on the pressure to look young; on the possibility of going on-camera at 63 years old; on her husband aging gracefully; on advice to those starting out in journalism; on how she'd like to be remembered

START OF JOINT INTERVIEW WITH MAURY POVICH: On how they met; on Povich being second banana to Chung in Los Angeles; on getting married; on being competitive as journalists; on reactions when fans see them together; on her appearances on David Letterman's show; on Weekends with Maury and Connie

On working together; on her off-pitch serenade; on giving each other career advice; on Chung as a trailblazer; on Povich not caring what critics think; on their Flathead Beacon newspaper

On the Flathead Beacon newspaper; on Povich's favorite story about Chung; on Chung's favorite story about Povich