Shannon Bream

Journalist

78 Quotes

Breaking news on live TV is a roller coaster.

I have an ongoing fight with fast food.

I'm not a big breakfast person, but I try to eat a little something on the mornings I'm going to work out.

My background is interesting in that I was a sexual harassment attorney before I ever got into news. I think I had a really broad understanding of exactly how the legal framework works, how HR works, all those kinds of things.

For me, my faith is the most important thing in my life.

I never did pageants as a kid, but when I got into high school, I did a couple that were tied to a sort of all-around academic student achievement program, something akin to Junior Miss, but not Junior Miss.

When I'm working out and eating healthily, it's easier to manage the stresses and schedule demands that are a reality in media.

Walk away from medical professionals who dismiss your concerns, and don't quit searching until you find someone who will truly partner with you to find the answers you deserve.

Every mom I know, whether they're working in the home or working outside the home, they're super women to me.

There's part of you that, when you show up for work, you kick into professional mode and try to do your absolute best.

You have to know how to use your hair spray.

Miss America paid for my junior and senior years in college.

I grew up in Florida, started fishing with my dad going down to the Everglades and around the state, plus some offshore stuff for sails and wahoo - but I never really got the bug until my husband and I went float fishing on the Snake River at Jackson Hole for trout - I've been pretty much addicted ever since.

Doctors are wonderful people, but they don't know everything. We're all responsible for our own health, and shouldn't feel guilty if we ask questions or get second opinions.

My first shift in broadcasting was 2-11 A.M., doing lots of grunt work and running the TelePrompTer for the morning anchors. Luckily, I fell in love the minute I walked into the newsroom, and I've never gotten over that.

I was a bookish nerd.

I try to say to myself, this is the season that the Lord has you here. Don't hold too tightly to it because you don't know what other adventures or things are coming down the line and I just try to be open to what the Lord may have next.

I've always been a news junkie.

It breaks my heart when I see young women swept up in today's celebrity culture that encourages them to give themselves away for the sake of a few likes on social media.

As a straight news correspondent I would never make an issue of someone's personal life unless they have put it out there for public consumption.

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