maureen bunyan spoke with him about their decades working together in his plans for the future. >> i don't think many people know how you got started. can you remember back that far? >> after leaving the marine corps, i did not want to go to work, so i got a job as a news director at a radio station. it was a mess. >> then he covered sports in boston. >> a lot of sports for cbs radio news or network. frank gifford, covering the impossible series with the red sox and the cardinals. i covered arthur ash, billie jean king. >> but his first love, political reporting, pulled him to washington, d.c. in 1969. >> the civil rights thing was big. you walked up 14th street with the mayor in the summer of 1969. his clothing reeked of tear gas and i had tears in my eyes and i loved it. >> gordon also began a 45 year career as one of the nations premier news anchors. we shared the anchor desk for more than 20 years at wusa, and here at channel seven the past 10 years. >> best tenures i've ever had come right here. also, a great chance to be reunited with you. that was a main factor. >> and doug. >