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Katy Tur

American Journalist

Born: Oct 26, 1983

Day Good News Parents Think You

Related authors: Ambrose Bierce Dave Barry Erma Bombeck Hunter S. Thompson Mignon McLaughlin Walter Cronkite William F. Buckley, Jr. William Lloyd Garrison

I've started baking. Having my hands deep in dough keeps them away from my phone. Katy Tur

Phone Having Baking Hands Them Dough Deep Away Keeps Started

Maybe it's because I'm jaded, but not a lot scares me. Katy Tur

Me Scares Because Lot Jaded Maybe

Donald Trump has advocated violence - I saw him do it several times on the campaign trail. Katy Tur

Saw Several Him Trump Campaign Trail Times Donald Donald Trump Violence

Generally, I find the hotter the temperature, the cooler I am. Katy Tur

Find Temperature Generally Hotter Am Cooler

It's times of relative calm and ease that I start to wind myself up. Katy Tur

Myself Wind Calm Relative Ease Up Times Start

For one of my first TV jobs, I was required to cut my hair, dress a certain way, and wear a certain amount of makeup. I was even told to have my hair cut based on a picture in a magazine. I realized that until I complied, I wasn't going to get any airtime. Katy Tur

I'm a big believer in being the same person on and off TV. Katy Tur

Big On And Off TV Big Believer Off Person Same Being Believer

My mom and dad were 'helicopter parents,' literally. Meaning, I didn't have a nanny, so I went up in the helicopter. My entire early childhood education consisted of tagging along while they reported on car accidents, multiple-alarm fires, and shootouts. Katy Tur

The expat life was a good one: There was my French boyfriend. My bright two-bedroom flat in Islington. My wine at lunch. I had a 'go bag' packed with loose linens and mosquito repellent - I was ready to be flung to the outer edges of the world at a moment's notice. It was all intrigue and adventure. Katy Tur

Let me clarify a few things about TV news on the national level at NBC and MSNBC. We write our own stories. There is no teleprompter for reporters. No traveling makeup artists or stylists. And there is very little sleep. Katy Tur

News Me National Few Own Our Teleprompter TV Clarify TV News About Write Makeup Very Reporters Few Things Artists Stories Little NBC Traveling Level Things Sleep

A traditional presidential campaign has a media bus with the candidate's name on it and an itinerary days in advance. Trump has a plane with his name on it (that we aren't invited on) and an itinerary that often mutates daily, along with his talking points. Katy Tur

Daily Presidential Presidential Campaign Points Advance Invited Name Along Days Talking Traditional His Trump Campaign Candidate Often Bus Plane Media

I'm a natural compartmentalizer. Katy Tur

Natural

I'm 5'2'', 5'3'' on a good day. Katy Tur

Good Day Good Day

My parents covered police pursuits, and it was, in many ways, the beginnings of reality show TV in this captivating story that was a lot of flash but not all that much substance. Katy Tur

Reality Police Parents Ways TV Pursuits Covered Lot Beginnings Substance Flash Story Reality Show Much Show Many Captivating

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