Bill Kurtis

Journalist

1940-09-21

Quotes by Bill Kurtis

• People from small towns have to have their edges roughed up to get along in the world. But as a street reporter, you learn quickly.

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• With news, especially investigative pieces, you've got to be really smart and really lucky to be timely and to not get beaten by the big guys. You can't go head-to-head with the networks.

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• If you're a producer, you always spend too much money because you want that shot - and you're willing to spend a bundle to get it.

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• 'Frontline' does 10 news shows a year, so one a week is quite an undertaking.

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• All vacations can come down to a few little moments - what do your remember when you're alone, totally relaxed and taken out of yourself to appreciate this other world.

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• We know Roger Ebert loved the 'Sun-Times' and his career as a newspaper columnist. But ironically, it was his illness and losing his voice that caused him to explore another venue.

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