Family background: childhood in Paterson, New Jersey, relationship with parents; education at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia Journalism School; employment: early work at the Bergen Record, broadcast journalism at National Broadcasting Company, transfer to Channel 13 Public Television, production of "Artists of New Jersey" series, work on "Danger: Radioactive Waste" project; experiences with B ill Moyers in public television; professional experience at Columbia University School of Journalism; NBC hiring practices; views on the women's movement; experiences with workplace discrimination; political impact of the "Danger: Radioactive Waste" documentary; experience as judge for the John Oakes Award; reminiscences of early relationship with Oakes