allyson byrd seemed born to be a reporter but she was gave up she in south carolina she didn t go quietly. she posted an essay saying this is the reason i left news. came to accept the vanity of a byline left me physically and emotionally exhausted and yet supremely unsatisfied. i spoke to her earlier in south carolina. welcome. thank you so much, howard. in your last newspaper job, you worked a lot of hours and felt you had to be available all the time, even on vacation and in your view weren t paid enough. you know nobody goes to journalism to be rich, right? i sure do. why did you give it up. i felt like i was no longer developing personally or professionally in the job. we were asked to do so much with so little to produce more and more every day and i felt i was
0 the calendar will start over. you better order your new calendars now. thanks for all of you being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for reliable sources. the supreme court heard a pair of same-sex marriage cases this week as more democratic politicians rushed to offer their support for such unions. any questions where the media come down on this one? most americans now say they have a gay friend or family member. some of the change is generational and then there s our media culture. are news organizations being fair to opponents of same-sex marriage? is public opinion being swayed by more gay journalists coming out? barbara walters retiring next year after an incredible career as a tv trailblazer from today show to the talk show she launched with only women. this is a show that i am now going into our 17th year next year that i have i m blamed for the bad, as well as the good. and sometimes i have nothing to do with it. sometimes it i