Here's a website we came across while surfing the net - a list of the 100 top Journalism students in the United States.
http://www.uwire.com/UWIRE100/uwire100_names.html
These are the people who will be running the networks and replacing Oprah, Katie, Tom, and Lyse in the next few years.
Maybe you young reporters who may or may not have a Mass Communication or Journalism degree under your belt could learn a thing or two on what's really required.