I Am Not One Of The Great

'good Morning America' Exploited Joan Lunden's Pregnancy, But You Won't See Me Bringing My Babies On The Air. The Only Reason I'm Talking About The Babies At All Is That They've Been With Me On The Show Since I Became Pregnant. After A While, I Had To Acknowledge This Pumpkin Tummy.

I Love Working With An Audience. I Love Working With Actual People Who, You Know, If They're Moved, You See It. If You Say Something They're Stunned By, You See Their Jaws Drop. If They're Amused, They Laugh - That Kind Of Reinforcement, I Totally Adore.

My Parents Were Terrific - Mother Was A Church Organist And My Father Was Probably The Most Respected Person In Our Church Outside Of The Minister And Sometimes Maybe That Much. The Neighbors All Called Him - A Gentleman.

This May Sound Funny, But As Much As The 'today' Show Matured Me, It Also Was Something Of A Cocoon. I'd Been Happy There. I Never Went Into The Boss's Office And Pounded My Fist On The Desk, Saying, 'give Me More Money! Give Me A Prime-time Show!'

What I've Discovered Is That My Kids Weren't Watching The 'today' Show... They Watch 'gumby' And 'bugs Bunny!'