GREGG JARRETT: My mothers advice led me to the career of a lifetime
Decades ago, when I was agonizing over the decision to forsake my profession as a trial lawyer to pursue a far riskier and more uncertain career in television news, my mother offered sage advice."The worst thing you can do is choose the easy course and be haunted by regret over what might have been."I embraced her counsel, realizing that the only thing scarier than change is the absence of imagination.
I quit my secure and lucrative job as an attorney in San Francisco and moved forward into the unknown.Fortunately, I was too naive to understand that the chances of success were remote.I discovered that change hurts.
It can be difficult and discouraging.But the fear of failure forced me to persevere.
My early ventures up the ladder from local news channels to larger network operations felt like Churchill’s "wilderness years." It was a long slog in search of advancement and fulfillment.Self-doubt was always hovering nearby.DANA PERINO: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE REMARKABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE FOX NEWS POSSIBLEBut all of that vanished when I landed at Fox News nearly a quarter of a century ago.
I have been grateful ever since to have played a small role in a network that has changed the face of television news for the better.I could tell at the outset that the people at Fox were different.They were dedicated and passionate.
The common denominator was an unwavering commitment to excellence.We supported one another.I could tell at the outset that the people at Fox were different.
They were dedicated and passionate.The common denominator was an unwavering commitment to excellence.
We supported one another.But the heart and soul of our network are the viewers themselves.They watch with consistency because they trust what they see and hear.
They feel engaged.In turn, those of us on air and the many people behind the scenes do our level best to maintain that trust by providing the highest-quality news and information available.As a 24-hour news operation, that level of de...