17 Quotes by Jeff Fager

It's like managing an all-star team. Not everybody gets in as many innings, but the quality of the play is better. This place has always been competitive. They all want to get on the air so they're making their stories better. Who's that bad for besides the competition?

That's a dream come true, There's definitely a line between church and state.

It's been tough for him. Let's face it: It's a big transition from the anchor chair, no matter where you go. But he's really working hard at it. It's just going to take some time to get used to not doing what he had been doing in such a prominent place for so long.

It's hard for all of us to get used to. It's a sad day, but it's also a chance to celebrate an incredible legacy and an amazing guy.

They were telling us lives were in danger, could we please hold off and it was a plea from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not something that happens every day.

She listens . If you look at what Mike Wallace has done so well all these years, he listens to what's being said and responds with a question. She's got that ability.

I'm glad he'll be around to do an occasional interview. He's had such a powerful impact on all of us who work here, on how we conduct interviews and how we report stories, that there will always be a piece of Mike in everything we do.

In some ways, it fits even better with what his role is on the broadcast these days. Mike still has it. He still pulls it off. Sometimes he can't remember what he had for breakfast, but he can still pin someone down on an interview.