Tanya Mosley

For three decades, Chung was a key player in every major news cycle, covering Capitol Hill, the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department. In 1991, she was the first journalist to get a sit-down interview with Magic Johnson, just a month after he announced his HIV status.

Connie Chung has worked for ABC, both NBC and MSNBC, CNN and CBS, where she got her start and later became the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and the second woman in the history of television news to anchor an evening newscast.

Connie Chung has worked for ABC, both NBC and MSNBC, CNN and CBS, where she got her start and later became the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and the second woman in the history of television news to anchor an evening newscast.

Connie Chung has worked for ABC, both NBC and MSNBC, CNN and CBS, where she got her start and later became the first woman to co-anchor the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and the second woman in the history of television news to anchor an evening newscast.

I spoke with Chung in September for her memoir, where she gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it took for her to climb to the top of the male-dominated field of TV news. Chung spills the tea on some well-known celebrities and politicians who hit on her, and she doesn't shy away from naming names of people who crossed her and sometimes made her job more difficult than it needed to be.

I spoke with Chung in September for her memoir, where she gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it took for her to climb to the top of the male-dominated field of TV news. Chung spills the tea on some well-known celebrities and politicians who hit on her, and she doesn't shy away from naming names of people who crossed her and sometimes made her job more difficult than it needed to be.

I spoke with Chung in September for her memoir, where she gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it took for her to climb to the top of the male-dominated field of TV news. Chung spills the tea on some well-known celebrities and politicians who hit on her, and she doesn't shy away from naming names of people who crossed her and sometimes made her job more difficult than it needed to be.

We also talk about one of the more challenging interviews with Donald Trump in 1990.

We also talk about one of the more challenging interviews with Donald Trump in 1990.

We also talk about one of the more challenging interviews with Donald Trump in 1990.

That's Connie Chung interviewing Donald Trump in 1990. I asked her what she remembered most about that interview.

That's Connie Chung interviewing Donald Trump in 1990. I asked her what she remembered most about that interview.

That's Connie Chung interviewing Donald Trump in 1990. I asked her what she remembered most about that interview.

Well, you did mince words. I mean, after your interview aired, Trump did what we've seen him do to many reporters over the years, and he dug into you because you dug into him.

Well, you did mince words. I mean, after your interview aired, Trump did what we've seen him do to many reporters over the years, and he dug into you because you dug into him.

Well, you did mince words. I mean, after your interview aired, Trump did what we've seen him do to many reporters over the years, and he dug into you because you dug into him.

He called you a lightweight.

He called you a lightweight.

He called you a lightweight.

You started in the early 70s. And in many instances, you were the only woman among these guys. In particular, you write about being on the road covering the 1972 presidential campaign. You were traveling essentially with the press corps of all men. And you realized that being funny was a way to disarm or diffuse. But did it ever feel dangerous?