Connie Chung
Correspondent
About This Interview
In her three-hour Archive interview, Connie Chung outlines her career in journalism. She discusses her family's move from China to the United States, her childhood in the Washington D.C/Maryland area, and her time at the University of Maryland. She recalls getting her first job as a copy person at TV station WTTG in Washington, becoming newsroom secretary there, and finally advancing to news writer and on-air reporter. Chung describes getting hired at CBS News and speaks of experiencing racism and sexism in the newsroom. She touches on stories she covered at CBS and describes leaving the network to become a local news anchor in Los Angeles. Missing national news, she returned to the East Coast to join NBC News in New York. She details her time at both ABC and CNN, tells what it was like to work with husband Maury Povich on Weekends with Maury and Connie, and talks about adopting her son. Part 4 of the interview is a joint interview with Chung and Povich describing how they met, when they married, and what their favorite things are about each other. Karen Herman conducted the solo interview and Beth Cochran conducted the joint interview with Povich in New York City on December 15, 2009.
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Connie Chung on becoming a news writer and an on-air reporter
Clip begins at: 35:56, Duration: 02m 59s- Connie Chung on working with Walter Cronkite
Clip begins at: 53:11, Duration: 01m 44s 
Connie Chung on appearing on Murphy Brown
Clip begins at: 22:49, Duration: 01m 15s
Connie Chung and Maury Povich on how they met
Clip begins at: 00:05, Duration: 01m 41s
Connie Chung on where she was on 9/11 and covering Cantor Fitzgerald
Clip begins at: 03:07, Duration: 04m 10s
Interview
- Part 1
- On her childhood and early influences; on how she got the name Connie; on her parents' move from China to the U.S.
Clip begins at: 0:0 - 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
Clip begins at: 10:53 - 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
Clip begins at: 27:29 - 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
Clip begins at: 48:28 - Part 2
- 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
Clip begins at: 0:0 - 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
Clip begins at: 14:43 - 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
Clip begins at: 28:37 - 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
Clip begins at: 40:38 - Part 3
- 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
Clip begins at: 0:0 - 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
Clip begins at: 13:27 - Part 4
- 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
Clip begins at: 0:0 - 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
Clip begins at: 12:03 - On the Flathead Beacon newspaper; on Povich's favorite story about Chung; on Chung's favorite story about Povich
Clip begins at: 20:21
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I love this interview. She's so open and honest. I wish she'd do more TV because TV news needs her.
terrific interview so far....
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