Dan Harris

And then ultimately they let me go on the air, even though, I mean, there's video of it. I just looked so young and inexperienced wearing my dad's blazers. And then I kind of worked my way south from Maine, from Bangor to Portland. And then I was in Boston for a while. And then when I was 28, I got this huge break, a call from the network, ABC News, and they said, come work for us.

And then ultimately they let me go on the air, even though, I mean, there's video of it. I just looked so young and inexperienced wearing my dad's blazers. And then I kind of worked my way south from Maine, from Bangor to Portland. And then I was in Boston for a while. And then when I was 28, I got this huge break, a call from the network, ABC News, and they said, come work for us.

And then ultimately they let me go on the air, even though, I mean, there's video of it. I just looked so young and inexperienced wearing my dad's blazers. And then I kind of worked my way south from Maine, from Bangor to Portland. And then I was in Boston for a while. And then when I was 28, I got this huge break, a call from the network, ABC News, and they said, come work for us.

Yeah. I'm embarrassed to admit, although I admit it freely, but it is embarrassing the extent to which A desire to be seen, a desire for notoriety really fueled many aspects of my ambition. I will say that there were other things in there, too. But there's no question that there's a thrill, especially back then when there wasn't social media, there was no real digital media.

Yeah. I'm embarrassed to admit, although I admit it freely, but it is embarrassing the extent to which A desire to be seen, a desire for notoriety really fueled many aspects of my ambition. I will say that there were other things in there, too. But there's no question that there's a thrill, especially back then when there wasn't social media, there was no real digital media.

Yeah. I'm embarrassed to admit, although I admit it freely, but it is embarrassing the extent to which A desire to be seen, a desire for notoriety really fueled many aspects of my ambition. I will say that there were other things in there, too. But there's no question that there's a thrill, especially back then when there wasn't social media, there was no real digital media.

Getting on TV was like a huge deal. And that was important to me.

Getting on TV was like a huge deal. And that was important to me.

Getting on TV was like a huge deal. And that was important to me.

Not at all. He absolutely did take me under his wing.

Not at all. He absolutely did take me under his wing.

Not at all. He absolutely did take me under his wing.

Maybe I was closer to like Inspector Gadget. He did once say to my mom that he saw in me a younger version of himself. That's nice. I think that was the kind of thing you say to somebody's mother because I was... a foot shorter than him and not nearly as handsome and dashing and urbane as he was. But I definitely, I really looked up to him and he really did take me under his wing.

Maybe I was closer to like Inspector Gadget. He did once say to my mom that he saw in me a younger version of himself. That's nice. I think that was the kind of thing you say to somebody's mother because I was... a foot shorter than him and not nearly as handsome and dashing and urbane as he was. But I definitely, I really looked up to him and he really did take me under his wing.

Maybe I was closer to like Inspector Gadget. He did once say to my mom that he saw in me a younger version of himself. That's nice. I think that was the kind of thing you say to somebody's mother because I was... a foot shorter than him and not nearly as handsome and dashing and urbane as he was. But I definitely, I really looked up to him and he really did take me under his wing.

And I mean, without him, my career probably would have been a lot less interesting.

And I mean, without him, my career probably would have been a lot less interesting.

And I mean, without him, my career probably would have been a lot less interesting.

I was in Pakistan and then from Pakistan made some trips into Afghanistan, which was my first experience in a war zone. The first time I went into Afghanistan was actually embedded with the Taliban, which seems like a supremely dumb idea. It probably was. It was this wild experience and really unsafe and totally addictive.

I was in Pakistan and then from Pakistan made some trips into Afghanistan, which was my first experience in a war zone. The first time I went into Afghanistan was actually embedded with the Taliban, which seems like a supremely dumb idea. It probably was. It was this wild experience and really unsafe and totally addictive.