Question: As a journalist in an ever-changing world, how difficult is it to keep up with social media and how to report news?
Answer: Social media has totally changed the way we cover and report news. This has its pros and cons. This is another source of information but at the same time it feels nearly like a full time job continually needing to post your own information to all the various sites.
Question: Florida is a new venture – how do you like that? Is there a marked difference between working in the North than in the South?
Answer: Firstly, I absolutely love working in South Florida!! Covering local news in South Florida has been a big change from covering international business news on the network. There is a clear difference in content, business news versus local news, but it’s a change I welcome. I actually enjoy covering the local news. I love being part of a community. Working at my new station WSVN is so much fun, it is like being part of the family. from my first day everybody there made me feel part of the team. I was very lucky at the station where I finished up. I obviously, also like the weather in South Florida more than in the Northeast! Laugh out loud!
Question: Miami is an amazing social environment, sometimes even more so than New York. Do you enjoy that aspect more? And it isn’t just for the white sands and clear blue water (even though I’m sure that’s a factor).
Answer: Miami and South Florida in general are very social neighborhoods but lots of social activities are outdoors because the weather is great all year round so it is different from New York. I believe people also want to get out far more in South Florida because when it is warm and sunny and nice outside, it makes it easier to try this.
Question: You have a 9 year old son, Jack. I’m sure he is more in touch with the media than you might expect. Does he get to watch your show, and what does he think of his mom being on TV?
Answer: My son Jack is nine years old and the only TV he likes to watch is football games, basketball games or baseball games. He’s not old enough to be on Facebook or Twitter or any of those sites. I’ve been on TV since he was born so yes he’s aware that his mom is on TV. Until he was about five he thought that was what everybody’s parents did for a living. When he was a child he used to watch me on TV but that was only because he did not understand how I got in there. Now he does not watch me on TV. It wasn’t a big deal to him at all.
Question: Tennis is part of your education, even being an All-ACC at NC State. Is going professional something you want to do? Who do you like to watch today? How’s your service? Think you can take the Williams sister?
Answer: Yes, tennis was a big part of my life growing up. I never had any desire to go professional. At the level I played for years it was a full time job, I was all the time traveling practicing and when I finished at the end of college I had had enough. I’m very happy because I’m playing tennis at the level I have been for a long time. It taught me a lot about discipline, commitment, self-motivation and lovely competition. With my busy schedule I actually haven’t got time to watch tennis, but my favourite has all the time been John McEnroe. I would never want to be on the same tennis court as the Williams sisters. They will destroy me. LAUGH OUT LOUD!
Question: Side Effects is one of Steven Soderbergh’s most ambitious films. He is known as probably the most detailed directors in addition to a ‘journalistic director’, likes to dive into the heart of the story. What things did you take from the set? Is acting in additional films in your future?
Answer: Being in side effects is great fun and great opportunity. Initially when my agent contacted me and told me Steven Soderbergh wanted me in his film, I said no. I actually had no desire to be in a movie and my schedule was so packed and busy I did not understand how I even got the time to do it but my agent said oh yes you’ll do this and that I am so glad he did. Steven was great, Jude Law was great too and we all had an amazing time shooting the movie. Running through the streets of New York screaming at Jude Law for hours on end and getting paid to do it’s quite the time.
Question: What do you miss most about New York? Bagels? Traffic? Snow?
Answer: I miss a lot about New York. I miss my friends, Central Park, pizza, I miss sitting outside at a roadside cafe and eating. I miss having the ability to meet friends in town for lunch or dinner. I love having the ability to walk everywhere. I miss the city at Christmas and the first snowfall of the year is so lovely because it makes the city all white.
Boxer Chris Algieri. Ashley Morrison & Big Daddy Richard Salgado.
Question: You work with St. Judes in events and what not – how did that occur?
Answer: I’m involved with St. Jude’s through my friend Richard Salgado. I was part of his show “Big Daddy Celebrity Golf Classic” and through that and my friendship with him, I knew I wanted to be more involved. We just had an event on Long Island at Tiffany’s in December called “Champions for Charity” to benefit St. Jude’s. It was an enormous hit. And we’re in the early stages of putting together an event here in South Florida to benefit St. Louis. Jude’s. It is a really important cause to me as a mother myself.
