Bob Woodruff
Bob Woodruff
Robert "Bob" Warren Woodruffis an American television journalist. His career in journalism dates back to 1989, and he is widely known for succeeding Peter Jennings as the co-anchor of ABC News's weekday news broadcast, World News Tonight, in December 2005. In January 2006, Woodruff was critically wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq...
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth18 August 1961
CityBloomfield Hills, MI
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When I realized there was a job that existed in this world where I could be in the middle of huge world events and actually get paid for it, it was an epiphany for me.
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What people have always valued (are) anchors who have been out there. I've never dug up a story on a pedestal.
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Today, Mr. Bennett told us his comments were meant as hypothetical. He says that he was really trying to demonstrate the limitation of one argument by showing the absurdity of another.
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When we walked in we were given a standing ovation, my crew and me.
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What's good for the viewers is good for us personally. One of the fears that Peter expressed to me over the years was that once you get to this chair, once you get to this position, you're not able to go out to the big stories and the things you've always loved your whole life as a journalist to do.
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We can't afford to wait that long to see if the contract is right or wrong.
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One of the most amazing things was when we went into the convention center on Thursday,
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My entire focus is on my family and my recovery and getting back to the job I love. Invite me back next year. I'd love to raise a glass with you all to life.
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I think we suffered a little bit in New Orleans from the 'boy who cries wolf' syndrome,
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