Television: Sallying Forth

I remember every time I went to a new school when I was a little girl, I tried so hard to impress the teacher that I became an "A" student as soon as I possibly could. I learned awfully early that somebody's first impression of you is usually the lasting one.

—Sally Quinn, in a CBS News publicity release

Prim and tailored in a plain striped blouse, she bit her lip nervously and read the news off the TelePrompTer in an arid monotone. "Wouldn't you know the first day I come on television I start out...

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