whether she reported from a convention floor or from the field, whether she sat at the debate moderator s table or at the anchor s deck, she not only informed today s citizens but she also inspired tomorrow s journalists. she was an especially powerful role model for young women and girls who admired her integrity, tenacity and intellect and for whom she blazed a trail as one-half of the first all-female anchor team on network news. so, gwen did her country a great service. michelle and i join her family and her colleagues and everybody else who loved her in remembering her fondly today. so, with that i m going to take some questions. and because josh earnest has some pull around here, he just happened to put at the top of the list colleen nelson of the wall street journal. my understanding is, colleen, this is wrapping up your stint here and you re going to kansas
v receiving end of one of her tough interviews. she not only in normed todforme citizens but inspires tomorrow s girls. and for who she placed the trails as one-half of the first female anchor team of the network news. gwen did her country a great service, michelle and i will join her family and colleagues and everybody else loved her and remembering her fondly today. with that, i am going to take some questions and because josh earnest has some poll around here. he just happens to put at the top of the list, comey nelson, of the wall street journal, this is wrapping up here and you are
and said if you can do that, you can do it. v. so now you have some agents interested and you start your career. one thing stood out to me. you were in cleveland and you were teamed with another female anchor. i think it was the first two female anchor team in the country? it was, yes. it bombed? yes, it did. what happened? it just didn t work. so what happens is i come back from my honeymoon. i had been married one week. i get called up into the general manager s office and he said this thing isn t working and we have to let you go. by the way you will be fine now because you have a husband. wow, that s not a good comment. not a good comment. i was stripped of of my identity. toughest year of my life, bill. then you began to make a come back. did i. you get a job in texas and work your way up. how did you get to fox news. first i went to cbs news. i m les mitchell. i m gretchen carlson thanks for joining us this morning. i got a call from roger ailes the
into television news. because i got calls out of tv agents after they saw me who said if you can do that, you can do tv. now you have agents interested and you start your career. one thing stood out to me. you were in cleveland and you were teamed with another female anchor, it was the first two female anchor team and it bombed. what happened? it didn t work. i come back from my honeymoon. i get called up to the general manager s office and says this isn t working and you ll be fine because you have a husband. wow. that s not a good comment. not a good comment. and so i was stripped of my identity. toughest year of my life, bill. then you began to make a come back you get a job in texas and you work your way up. how did you get to fox news? i went to cbs news and then i got a call from roger ails and the opportunity to be able to that five days a week, a morning
you can do it. v. so now you have some agents interested and you start your career. one thing stood out to me. you were in cleveland and you were teamed with another female anchor. i think it was the first two female anchor team in the country? it was, yes. it bombed? yes, it did. what happened? it just didn t work. so what happens is i come back from my honeymoon. i had been married one week. i get called up into the general manager s office and he said this thing isn t working and we have to let you go. by the way you will be fine now because you have a husband. wow, that s not a good comment. not a good comment. i was stripped of of my identity. toughest year of my life, bill. then you began to make a come back. did i. you get a job in texas and work your way up. how did you get to fox news. first i went to cbs news. i m les mitchell. i m gretchen carlson thanks for joining us this morning. i got a call from roger ailes the opportunity to do that five d