Mo Rocca
Correspondent
CBS Sunday Morning
Education
Harvard University
B.A., English
1991Podcasts
54:18304: What It Takes To Become a Humorist, Historian & Journalist w/ Mo Rocca, CBS Sunday Morning [Main T4C episode]
Mo Rocca is a humorist, journalist and an actor. He is currently a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, as well as the host for CBS’s series The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation. In January of 2019, Mo’s podcast Mobituaries debuted as a joint venture between CBS News and Simon and Schuster...
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“I try to read a lot and keep my eyes and ears open for things that kind of make me feel warm in my stomach, that kind of appeal to me in a way that I think I can bring something to it. I’m more interested in stories that are more warm than cold and provocative. That’s just sort of maybe where I am right now as a person. And I realize it’s an indulgence that a lot of people aren’t given, but I feel like I’m a good fit for this show [CBS Sunday Morning] and that it appreciates those kinds of stories.”
Best Career Advice
“It’s so important, especially in television and in film and in very collaborative mediums to have something that’s all your own … If you have something that’s creatively yours, that will nourish you.”
Career Challenge
“I struggled when I first came to CBS Sunday Morning because my last job had been more sort of capital C Comedy. And I remember, I thought that every piece I did had to be funny and I had to make everything funny. And luckily, I worked for a guy who is so great … And he said what a shrink had said to me once also … ‘It’s okay to not always be funny. It’s okay to just be smart.’ … I think it took an adjustment and it was ultimately freeing to say every story will be different and some will have more humor and some will have less humor. But I think that was definitely an adjustment.”
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