George Stroumboulopoulos Quotes

#1. Good journalism is crucial. Good journalism isn't easy so I think it's less about what story and more about the layers and context that need to be explored in the story. That's one of the reasons why I'm excited to be a part of CNN. This is the kind of place that you can do that.

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#2. A lot of people take shots at news channels.

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#3. Sports is a bunch of people gathering around, watching something that they're not actually connected to - they're just emotionally connected.

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#4. I don't have a real plan when I do an interview. I have some themes that I want to hit. But I don't have a set list of questions that I knock off.

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#5. You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.

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#6. If an interview just serves the idea of celebrity, then I think that sucks. I don't want to do that.

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#7. I only do what I love, when I love, how I love to fill up the time.

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#8. I'm looking for conversations that will be meaningful with people that want to have meaningful connections with an audience.

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#9. I'm not ambitious, I never have been; it's just not in my DNA.

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#10. I'm pretty rough around the edges, but I'm a very open person.

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#11. Sports is entertainment.

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#12. Guns are part of the Constitution, and no one is willing to have that tough conversation with Congress and the Senate and the president to say maybe that's got to change. People talk about it - but I mean actual change.

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#13. News channels have always had interview shows, but we need different kinds of interviews with different kinds of interviewers - interviewers who bring different life experiences to the table.

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#14. I operate with an emotional fearlessness, and I really feel music; I really feel songs.

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#15. You watch Bono in a room - and we're talking about a room of thousands swarming around him - he'll take every single person and make that moment about them. You can pat him on the back or pull his arm, he's not looking away from the person he's talking to.

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#16. I went to a Catholic School, and underneath my school uniform, I wore a metal shirt.

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#17. I never wanted to live a relatable life, I wanted to live an aspirational life. I didn't want to see people who had my life on TV. I wanted to see other lives, right, and so I was always trying to get as much of that stuff as I could.

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#18. I really think a good host is just a connector. I'm more traffic cop than star. My job is to get people on and off the program, and hopefully keep the audience entertained.

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#19. I don't ever have the opportunity to wear a suit.

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#20. Sports and music are the same thing to me. When done wrong, they are really frustrating; when done right, they can change your day.

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#21. A lot of people don't realize that I started my career in sports and was a sports reporter long before I was on television. I used to be an NBA reporter and an NHL reporter.

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#22. It's a dream for me to work with Ron MacLean and Don Cherry as well as my old friend Jeff Marek, who I started my career with.

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#23. I have sort of a life in Los Angeles.

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#24. I don't do gossipy interviews because I don't think that helps; I think that's a distraction.

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#25. Look at the way I look. Guys like me aren't on TV too often. Not on news channels.

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#26. I am who I am: I have my life experiences and my professional experiences.

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