“Talking To A Plate Of Glass”

By Brian 

Cindy Adams has a crush on “smart, savvy, gorgeous” NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. Here’s her “day in the life” story. An excerpt:

  Give or take a few bodies, he talks to 9.5 million people a night. Ever nervous?

“Live audiences scare me to death. But there’s no sense of ‘audience.’ I’m talking to a plate of glass. Two cameras. Both operated by friends. Long ago I was told to imagine everyone I ever loved in one room. I picture my dad who’s hard of hearing and my mom who’s now gone. When they count me down – five-four-three-two-one – I feel like I’m standing on their shoulders.
 

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