On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio.

Athletes don’t want to talk to you, it’s the least favorite part of their job. So the hardest part is actually getting the interview.

I don’t think people in the general public realize we have so many local soldiers in Iraq, … A Piece of My Heart is in Iraq.

I’m not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather.

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

I’m proud of being Hispanic.

So my dad raised me, and he’s a huge football fan.

Constantly there’s a credibility issue; you’re judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren’t credible. It’s a battle you’ll always fight if you’re on TV and a female.

I’m proud of what I look like. I’m proud that I look like my mom.

Television is a visual medium, and you want to look good, but beyond that it’s about reporting, about giving information to the viewers.

Finding balance in the biggest challenge.

I’ve always been around dudes and sports.

It is good for the public to come and see. I don’t think a lot of people realize that there are local soldiers who are deployed in Iraq.

There’s that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

I hope to be a complement to the guys in the booth, whether it’s in providing an injury update or to further a storyline or whatever.

I’ve always been the only girl in those environments. It’s comfortable for me – I prefer it, actually.

I get back from my run and turn on SportsCenter, then I do my research preparing for football season, and at night I go to games.

They’re not expecting me to break down man-to-man vs. zone, but I know enough about football that I can add my own take and have my own style.

I know I’ll be under a spotlight, I know I’ll be under the microscope.

In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time.

Since I left Sunset Beach, it’s been non-stop. All that growth happened really fast, and at the rate it’s going, I want to stick with it.

We’re starting to push the envelope in terms of the expectations, and you can also have your own style, personality and sense of humor, because now we’re allowed to.

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

In the morning, I reach for the sports page.

I grew up watching Monday Night Football with Howard Cosell and the other guys with my dad.

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course – I’m a girly-girl – and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill...

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.

My approach is a very human one, as a fan.

And I’m proud of what I do as a professional, too.

When I’m anchoring, I miss chasing stories in the field.

I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn’t talk to me because I’m a woman.

My mom died when I was 8.

And Rita Hayworth, who I think was just the ultimate glamorous Hollywood movie star. She’s my favorite. I have her movie posters and photos of her.

You just have to hope that they’ll grant you an interview.

I’m comfortable with my femininity, and I don’t try to change what I look like just because I’m reporting on football at the end of the night.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it’s year-round. They’ve offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?

You mean the fact that Tom Arnold would spend more time with the hair and makeup people than I would?

I’m looking forward to talking to Bill Parcells, too, and to seeing how that marriage with Jerry Jones goes.