It was my honor to sit down with Marilyn Moritz to talk about her incredible career in broadcast journalism as her time at KSAT comes to an end.
Summarizing her four-decades-long career into one online article and a TV news story was a challenge.
The first question I planned to ask Marilyn: is this surreal?
But in the quick-witted way in which she always thinks one step ahead, she beat me to it.
“This is weird,” Marilyn joked, as we started our conversation.
Marilyn is someone I look up to. Always have.
On my first day at KSAT 12 years ago, the news director was looking around for a free desk and sat me next to Marilyn.
My palms got sweatier because I knew I was in the presence of a pro.
That’s what Marilyn always has been. She’s covered it all: investigative journalism, hurricanes, tornadoes, breaking news, life-changing stories.
She’s met presidents and a king (George Strait, that …